
Life, Death and Miracles of 1799 By Alfonso Sessa 10 years after the French revolution a small bunch of intellectuals, poets, journalists, lawmakers, revolted against Ferdinando IV of Borbone. A noble woman established a newspaper: unfortunately the people was illiterate. An eminent lawmaker wrote the first constitution of the Republic of Naples: unfortunately the Neapolitans were monarchist. A doctor of the Borbone’s court decided to cure the […]