Rick Steves travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe In this one-hour special, Rick Steves travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe ...

‘Words lead to violence’: How a groundbreaking Mussolini drama examines the birth of fascism Next month an epic eight-part biopic of the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini airs on Sky. Craig ...

Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini promoted the cultivation of hemp to reduce his nation’s dependence on imported rope and textiles before and during the second world war.

Giuseppe Terragni, the modernist architect, served Mussolini and fascism, but to many, the appeal of his buildings has outlived the taint of their history.

Favoured by Jesi and a fascinating strength of Citterio’s collection, they flourished through the first world war and Mussolini’s rule, and have not escaped taints of fascism — though Jesi ...

Interview with Joe Wright about the making of his first Italian TV series 'M. Son of the Century' about Benito Mussolini.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is on a far-right trajectory as she seeks to overhaul election law, scraps abuse-of-office rules, sues critics for defamation and turns a blind eye to open ...

Right-wingers treat Predappio as a Disneyland of sorts; to left-wingers, it’s a toxic symbol of Italy’s handling of its fascist past. But the reality is far more complicated.

The concierge of a building next to Matteotti’s house had given police the registration number of a suspicious-looking car he had spotted the day before the murder.

Behind the scenes, crews began building underground shelters to protect the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and his family. Now, 84 years later, the bunkers beneath Villa Torlonia, Mussolini’s ...