Laura Dibalzo Or The Patriot Martyrs: A Tragedy is a play written by Richard Hengist Horne and published in 1880. The play tells the story of the titular character, Laura Dibalzo, and her involvement in the Italian Risorgimento, a movement for Italian unification and independence from foreign rule. Laura, a young and passionate Italian woman, becomes involved in the Risorgimento after witnessing the injustices of foreign rule in her country. She joins...