Italian History in English

A podcast to honour people and community.

This podcast explores the lives of Italian Australians in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia.

This podcast features the stories of people I met and interviewed as well as books I read during my stay in Griffith in December 2025.

Exploring the history of Italy

Italian Unification Journey (1820-1915) _ Part 1

This lecture was given by Giulia Borelli – Italian teacher, author, and podcaster – at Dante Alighieri Society in Auckland, New Zealand, on 19.11.2024

This first part explores the the Italian unification process (Risorgimento) from a political and cultural point of view.

  • How Italy become a unified country (key dates and moments)

  • How cities have changed after the unification (Milan and Florence in particular)

  • People, music, art that help shape a unified country

I'm Giulia Borelli, an Italian coach and a globetrotter passionate about history, geopolitics, and cultures.

I help curious learners like you become the confident speaker you’ve always wanted to be.

I do it through 1:1 programmes online, Italian language full immersions in Italy and my Italian Time Zone podcast.

More about me.