The King is dead, long live the Queen. I rapporti italo-inglesi nei giorni del passaggio da Giorgio VI a Elisabetta II

BORZONI, GIANLUCA

2014-01-01

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Abstract

Historical studies on Angl o-Italian diplomatic relations between the end of WWII and the early Fifties have often stressed two contradictory el ements: the alleged good will to overcome the heavy legacy left by Italian fascism and the war, and th e political and psychologica l qualms that emerged whenever the dialogue between Rome and London was re sumed. Largely based on primary sources, this essay brings new elements to the knowledge of the evolution of bilateral relations in the midst of the dynastic succession that led Elizabeth II to the throne of Saint James.