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The British Institute of Florence is a cultural institute founded in 1917 in Florence, Italy, with the aim of promoting Anglo-Italian cultural relations, teaching English and Italian languages, and running a library of English books to illustrate British and Italian literature, art, history and music. It is the oldest overseas British cultural institute in the world.

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British Institute of Florence

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The British Institute of Florence is a cultural institute founded in 1917 in Florence, Italy, with the aim of promoting Anglo-Italian cultural relations...

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Florence Institute

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The Florence Institute for Boys, known colloquially as The Florrie, is a local landmark and a Grade II listed building on Mill Street in the Dingle, Liverpool...

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Florence Welch

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band Florence and the Machine. The band's debut studio album, Lungs (2009), topped the UK Albums Chart and won the Brit Award for Best British Album...

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Florence

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Florence (/ˈflɒrəns/ FLORR-ənss; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city...

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Lina Waterfield

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the British Institute of Florence. Lina Duff-Gordon was the only child of Maurice Duff-Gordon and his wife, Fanny. Maurice was the son and heir of Sir...

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Francis Toye

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director of the British Institute of Florence, but the outbreak of World War II forced him to leave Italy in 1940. During the war, he served as director of the...

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Harold Acton

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accessed 11 July 2015. "Harold Acton Library". British Institute of Florence. British Institute of Florence. Retrieved 16 October 2018. Joseph Pearce, 2006...

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Vernon Lee

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War I. Her library was left to the British Institute of Florence and can still be inspected by visitors. In Florence she knit lasting friendships with...

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Harold Elsdale Goad

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a Chatham House meeting in October 1933. He was Director of the British Institute of Florence from 1922 to 1939. Goad, Harold E. (1903), The Blind Prophet...

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Christopher Prentice

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retired British diplomat. His last diplomatic post was Ambassador to Italy. He is currently Chairman of the Governors of the British Institute of Florence. Prentice...

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Palazzo Strozzi

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palace in Florence, Italy. The construction of the palace was begun in 1489 by Benedetto da Maiano, for Filippo Strozzi the Elder, a rival of the Medici...

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Palazzo Antinori

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housed the British Institute of Florence. The edifice is still property of the Antinori family, and two top floors are still occupied by a member of the family...

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List of libraries in Italy

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Biblioteca Moreniana, Florence British Institute of Florence European University Institute Library, Florence Gabinetto Vieusseux, Florence Kunsthistorisches...

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European University Institute

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met in The Hague and resolved to fund a European University Institute (EUI) in Florence. By this point the idea had evolved from a centre for nuclear...

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Jennifer Toye

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Anglesey, and studied vocal music at the British Institute of Florence, which was at the time under the direction of her uncle Francis. In September 1953...

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Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

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The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care is an academic faculty within King's College London. The faculty is the world's...

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1966 flood of the Arno

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flood of the Arno (Italian: Alluvione di Firenze del 4 novembre 1966) in Florence killed 101 people and damaged or destroyed millions of masterpieces of art...

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List of organisations with a British royal charter

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January 1923 Institution of Royal Engineers 12 March 1923 British Institute of Florence 4 May 1923 Confederation of British Industry 4 May 1923 Wolverhampton...

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International Institute for Strategic Studies

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While the Institute’s initial composition was mainly British, from 1968 the council were joined by Australian and Japanese members. Because of this, it...

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Palazzo dello Strozzino

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(1920) by Marcello Piacentini, as well as the language school of the British Institute of Florence. Built on land owned by Palla Strozzi, it passed to his cousins...

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Loyd Grossman

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chairman of Gresham College, a governor of the British Institute at Florence, a governor of the Compton Verney House Trust and a trustee of the Warburg...

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List of official overseas trips made by Charles III

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history as the oldest person to take the British throne at age 73. Here's the best photo from every year of his royal career". Insider. Retrieved 21 September...

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