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Described as 'a brilliant book about the war in the desert' when discussing British perceptions of Italian soldiers in WWII North Africa, quoting descriptions of Italian camps

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Referenced as 'a great book a few years ago by David Gilmour' which argued that 'Italy is a fake country' and 'shouldn't really exist as one country'

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Mentioned when discussing Chaucer's visit to Italy, noting he may have met Boccaccio, 'Author of the Decameron,' which provided a model for the Canterbury Tales

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Referenced when discussing Milton's visit to Italy and his supposed meeting with Galileo, noting 'he references it in Paradise Lost, his great poem'

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Referenced when discussing how Anglo-Saxon kings lived in the ruins of Roman villas, mentioning 'the last kingdom of Bernard Cornwell series' as depicting palaces in Roman ruins