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Tag Archives: Fascism
Racist Revisionism: Arnold Leese and early Holocaust Denial in Britain
Some brief exploration of the extent to which crude and racist historical revisionism has moved from the margins into the cultural mainstream of society can be a truly shocking experience. It is no exaggeration to say that conspiracy theory and … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-fascism, British history, British politics, Conspiracy theory, European History, Extremism, Fascism, German History, History of war, London history, Media history, Public History, Research, Surrey, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged British history, Conspiracy theory, Far Right, Fascism, history, Nazism, Public History, Surrey, teaching
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Exploring the Nazi Career of Otto Skorzeny, the ‘Devil’s Disciple’
Although studies of Otto Skorzeny, said to be Hitler’s ‘favourite commando’, tended to be limited and were often of highly questionable quality for much of the post-war period, this situation appears to have changed in more recent years. Some qualitatively … Continue reading
A model for Trump? The authoritarian nature of Viktor Orban’s ‘illiberal democracy’
If anybody still entertains any doubts about the extremely worrying authoritarian ambitions of former U.S. president Donald Trump, then it is important to consider what he said on the evening of Friday, 8th March, 2024. Holding a meeting and concert … Continue reading
Posted in American history, British history, Conspiracy theory, European History, Extremism, Fascism, Media history, Public History, Research, Russian History, Teaching, Uncategorized, World History
Tagged American history, British politics, European History, Extremism, Far Right, Fascism, history, Public History, Russian History, World History
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The Two Vlads: Putin’s ideological debt to the late ultra-nationalist Zhirinovsky
There has inevitably been much speculation in the last two years about the ideological sources that have possibly influenced President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war against Ukraine and his seeming desire to reconstruct a pre-1989 Soviet Union, or even a mythologized … Continue reading
The Holocaust and Hate: When the late Zigi Shipper recalled Auschwitz
We were very sad to learn of the passing of Zigi Shipper, aged 93, in 2023. He came to Kingston University to deliver a talk on his experiences of the Holocaust and it was a truly moving experience for all … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-fascism, European History, Events, Extremism, Fascism, German History, History of war, Kingston, Kingston University, Nazism, Public History, Teaching, World History
Tagged Fascism, history, Holocaust, Jewish History, Nazism, teaching, World History, World War Two, Zigi Shipper
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Die Hard Days: The British Home Secretary nicknamed ‘Mussolini Minor’
Britain recently had a Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, who appeared to relish her media reputation as a very rightwing and hardline Cabinet Minister, especially when it came to questions of migration and asylum, ‘race’ and British identity. Braverman argued that … Continue reading
Posted in British Empire, British history, British politics, Conspiracy theory, Extremism, Fascism, Local History, London history, Media history, Public History, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged Archives, British history, British politics, civic engagement, Fascism, history, Local History, Public History
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Notorious in Northampton: The anti-Semitic career of Walter Crick
When historians dig deeply, many towns and cities often have at least some notorious skeletons in their historical cupboards, individuals who represent the darker side of the past, usually people who current-day citizens would rather forget. In March, 1925, a … Continue reading
Posted in British Empire, British history, British politics, Conspiracy theory, European History, Extremism, Fascism, German History, Local History, London history, Nazism, Public History, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged British history, British politics, Conspiracy theory, Extremism, Fascism, history, Local History, Nazism
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The dangerous world of Marine Le Pen: a research note
Worrying opinion polls in France in recent months have indicated that Marine Le Pen and her ‘National Rally’ (NR) have become more popular than many of the mainstream French political parties and, indeed, indicate that the NR leader herself has … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-fascism, European History, Extremism, Fascism, French History, Gender History, Media history, Nazism, Public History, Research, Teaching, Uncategorized, Women's history, World History
Tagged European History, Extremism, Fascism, France, French History, history, Holocaust, Public History, World War Two
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Weaponising the Past: The British extreme right’s concept of history
From Alfred the Great to Wellington, via Nelson to Churchill, and from Francis Drake to Scott of the Antarctic, the extreme right in Britain have regularly sought to appropriate individuals who they claim were the ‘greatest’ Britons of the past. … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-fascism, British history, British politics, Conspiracy theory, Events, Extremism, Fascism, Historiography, History skills, Local History, Media history, Nazism, Public History, Research, Teaching
Tagged British history, Far Right, Fascism, Heritage, Historiography, history, History skills, Local History, Public History, teaching, World War Two
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The ‘Fourth Reich’? The continuing appeal of conspiracy theories about Hitler and the Nazis
I was recently approached by a journalist who was interested in my thoughts about the discovery of the wreck of a German U-Boat submarine off the coast of Argentina, and claims by conspiracy theorists that it had transported Hitler to … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-fascism, Conspiracy theory, European History, Extremism, Fascism, German History, Historiography, History of war, Media history, Nazism, Public History, Research, Teaching, Uncategorized, World History
Tagged civic engagement, Conspiracy theory, Cultural history, European History, Fascism, German History, history, History skills, Public History, World History
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