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Giuseppe Garibaldi: life of the week

David Laven delves into the escapades of the great hero of Italian unification

• Spencer Mizen

Published: November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM

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He led one of history's most celebrated guerrilla campaigns, showed remarkable political acumen, and drove aristocratic English women wild. Is it any wonder that Giuseppe Garibaldi is one of the towering figures of Europe's 19th century? Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, David Laven relays the thrills and spills of the great romantic hero of the campaign for Italian unification.

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Spencer MizenSenior production editor

Spencer is senior production editor of HistoryExtra magazine

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