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Dr Ambrogio A. Caiani received his PhD from Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge in 2009. Since then he has taught at the universities of Greenwich, York and Oxford. He is currently Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Kent. Caiani’s main research interests are Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Italy, and his work has been published in several leading academic journals. He is the author of Louis XVI and the French Revolution, 1789–1792 and To Kidnap a Pope: Napoleon and Pius VII, which won the 2021 Franco-British Society book prize.
PRAISE FOR AMBROGIO CAIANI: 'In gripping, vivid prose, Caiani brings to life the struggle for power that would shape modern Europe... a historical read which is both original and enjoyable' * Antonia Fraser * OTHER REVIEWS: 'Caiani relates this dramatic story in telling detail but never loses sight of the broader picture, and uses his archival discoveries to excellent effect... the result is both an exciting narrative and a fine work of scholarship' Literary Review 'A riveting and compelling account of how the soft power of the Pope proved more durable than the military might of Napoleon' Tim Blanning 'Caiani leads the reader expertly through diplomatic and theological disputes, a dynastic marriage, international relations and war... He handles this complex narrative deftly' TLS 'Tells the story of an epic struggle' * Financial Times *
