All Outputs (28)

Narratives of success and narratives of failure: representations of the career of King Hugh of Italy (c.885-948) (2016)
Journal Article
Balzaretti, R. (2016). Narratives of success and narratives of failure: representations of the career of King Hugh of Italy (c.885-948). Early Medieval Europe, 24(2), 185-208. https://doi.org/10.1111/emed.12140

Hugh of Arles, King of Italy between 926 and 947, has come to be regarded as one of the more successful kings of Italy in the tenth century. The evidence of his charters supports this conclusion, showing how effectively he managed to insert members o... Read More about Narratives of success and narratives of failure: representations of the career of King Hugh of Italy (c.885-948).

Travelling in Italy during Turner's lifetime (2015)
Other
Balzaretti, R., Piana, P., & Watkins, C. (2015). Travelling in Italy during Turner's lifetime

The number of British travellers to Italy in search of health, education and increasingly leisure grew substantially during Turner’s lifetime. Like Turner, travellers recorded their observations in journals and diaries, and some turned their experien... Read More about Travelling in Italy during Turner's lifetime.

Historical chestnut cultures, climate, and rural landscapes in the Apennines (2015)
Book Chapter
Cevasco, R., Moreno, D., Balzaretti, R., & Watkins, C. (2015). Historical chestnut cultures, climate, and rural landscapes in the Apennines. In D. Harvey, & J. Perry (Eds.), The Future of Heritage as Climates Change: Loss, Adaptation and Creativity (130-148). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315724164

The wolf in the landscape: Antonio Cesena and attitudes to wolves in sixteenth century Liguria (2015)
Journal Article
Hearn, R., Balzaretti, R., & Watkins, C. (2015). The wolf in the landscape: Antonio Cesena and attitudes to wolves in sixteenth century Liguria. Rural History, 26(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956793314000193

The recent reappearance of wolves in many areas of Europe has stimulated an interest in the past relationships between the species and humans in various different geographical locations and historical epochs. The image of wolves approaching and enter... Read More about The wolf in the landscape: Antonio Cesena and attitudes to wolves in sixteenth century Liguria.

British women travellers and Italian marriages, c. 1789-1844 (2015)
Book Chapter
Balzaretti, R. (2015). British women travellers and Italian marriages, c. 1789-1844. In V. P. Babini, C. Beccalossi, & L. Riall (Eds.), Italian sexualities uncovered, 1789-1914, 251-271. Palgrave

The cultural and land use implications of the reappearance of the wild boar in North West Italy: A case study of the Val di Vara (2014)
Journal Article
Hearn, R., Watkins, C., & Balzaretti, R. (2014). The cultural and land use implications of the reappearance of the wild boar in North West Italy: A case study of the Val di Vara. Journal of Rural Studies, 36, 52-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2014.06.004

Victorian travellers, Apennine landscapes and the development of cultural heritage in eastern Liguria, c. 1875-1914 (2011)
Journal Article
Balzaretti, R. (2011). Victorian travellers, Apennine landscapes and the development of cultural heritage in eastern Liguria, c. 1875-1914. History, 96(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-229X.2011.00528.x

This article, which focuses on Italian Apennine landscapes in the northern region of Liguria, investigates late nineteenth-century travel from the perspective of historical ecology. It argues that travellers' observations and reflections can be rich... Read More about Victorian travellers, Apennine landscapes and the development of cultural heritage in eastern Liguria, c. 1875-1914.

Trade, industry and the wealth of king Alfred (1992)
Journal Article
Balzaretti, R. (1992). Trade, industry and the wealth of king Alfred. Past and Present, 135(1), 142-150. https://doi.org/10.1093/past/135.1.142