EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 14 MIN

Oswald Mosley: From Aristocrat to Britain’s First Fascist Leader

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

The episode follows Oswald Mosley from a privileged birth, through his parliamentary career and ideological shift, to the founding of the British Union of Fascists and its violent clashes, including Cable Street. It examines how Mosley's rise exposed the limits of political radicalism within interwar Britain and why his movement ultimately failed when confronted by legal suppression and wartime politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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