The Mitfords: When Old Money Meets Fascism (and Communism)

[@oldmoneyluxury]

COMMENT: Which aristocratic British family would you like us to cover next?

[@MerGirl62]

The Mountbatten/Hicks family.

[@chelseafine4630]

Ditto the Mountbatten and Hicks family. I am in the middle of the Andrew Lownie book on the Mountbatten's. A fascinating read.

[@noelleweigelstyle]

The Stewarts/Stuarts 👑🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧 particularly the pre-James VI/James I lineage.

[@hot.tea43]

The Hervey family (Marquess of Bristol)

[@manusha1349]

The Sitwell, Cavendish and Churchill families (not sure if you've already covered them).

[@Pharaonin62]

A very good documentation. Thank you for your work. Many greetings from Germany.

[@BobbeyMurf1978]

Hi your videos are brilliant as always.

[@marinedrive5484]

Nancy Mitford's "U and non-U" (U being upper-class) rules for society is a fascinating insight into the British aristocracy. The aristocracy's flirtation with fascism was more widespread than many would care to admit.

[@cameronbuckley3356]

Yep this definitely isn’t my first time hearing about it

[@davidpollard1139]

Far more middle class and working class people "flirted" with fascism than aristocracy, why else would the East End be a fascist stronghold in the 30s.

[@sararichardson737]

It was considered smart to be fascist among the upper classes .

[@sararichardson737]

Stop. Wait. Did I just hear,a well spoken English narrator, say Durbyshire? Impostor! Something is very very wrong.

[@Jill-u5v]

I thought the narrator was American. There were several mispronunciations!

[@XxxAlExXxX0508]

What about a royal spanish family, i dont know any but you may take a look.

[@manusha1349]

Ahhh finally! What a singular, interesting, elegant cluster of women ❤ As flawed as they were fascinating! Thank you for this!

[@GoodKounsel]

I believe a character in the Netflix show Peaky Blinders was based on a Mitford sister, after watching this.

[@chelseafine4630]

Yes, I think so too. I had that chat with my husband recently too-as after listening to the Rest is History podcast about both Mosley and Mitford at different times-it makes complete sense at the time that-that series of episodes are set.

[@GoodKounsel]

@@chelseafine4630 Glad I’m not alone 😂 and how good was Peaky Blinders?!!!

[@MerGirl62]

Yes, Mosley and Tommy went head to head final season.

[@chriswatkin5476]

​@@chelseafine4630peaky blinders was fiction and told lies about the Mosleys.

[@eploy2004]

For Continental European families, please consider the Fugger and Esterhazy families.

[@chelseafine4630]

A good insight into this family. There's a 'The Rest is History' podcast about this family, with a focus on Unity M, worth a listen too.

[@fiveelms2011]

Yes! And British scandal by wondery

[@chelseafine4630]

@@fiveelms2011 thank you for this recommendation-i'll be sure to give it a listen. 👍

[@imhotepjasonduncanson6068]

Thank you for the video it seems not all aristocrats family are the same. Some of them are willing to challenge the status quo and seek out new ideas. I remember from my online research there was an Chinese philosopher (Confucius, Chinese philosopher) did that too, instead of staying in the imperial court he went to live with the common people to learn from them and seekout a proper leader to be taught his philosophy. .

[@chrisgosling5408]

a great narrators voice

[@julianneheindorf5757]

While several of the sisters had offspring and the family continues to exist, I haven’t seen anywhere where the only son had offspring and he was killed in March 1945 in the war against the Japanese. So it seems that the Mitford name died with him as all the sisters’ children and grandchildren have names reflecting their paternal lineage. Wonder who inherited the father’s barony title?

[@NickGreenwoodable]

It was inherited by his younger brother. The Mitford name is not dead - we now have the sixth Baron Redesdale, Rupert Mitford, who is a Lib Dem peer in the House of Lords.

[@eddiejohn7744]

Very interesting , thank you

[@oldmoneyluxury]

Thanks for viewing and commenting!

[@jennyandrievna4627]

Would you consider a pre-soviet Russian family? I'm interested in the Musin-Pushkins. Thank you! Great videos.

[@MadeNCda]

How interesting that some were drawn to austerity of socialism and exclusion of fascism- I guess when you are born into enormous wealth, brutality and suffering seem quaint.

[@miteshraja4823]

My name is mit and I drive a ford 😂

[@FordPrefect-Earth]

*The USA.* *Britain.* *Ireland.* *All of Western Europe.* *Simultaneously.* *Coincidence?* *[Eastern Europeans always welcome, our brothers and sisters.]*

[@AlfredBortne-mm8ez]

Was it Nancy who first used the word LOO when referring to a toilet?

[@johnbethea4505]

A very strange family..

[@oakashthorn5714]

Not as strange as mine.

[@zibusisongobese7109]

Pls do john Rupert from 🇿🇦

[@I14Realok]

❤

[@jilltagmorris]

❤😊

[@xys7536]

Do my family

[@Y2k.menace-u9u]

E African American, he is multi racial

[@marianoscotti8899]

👏👏👏👏👏Glad they didn't like the Zionists ...

[@mikewinston8709]

The aristocracy has always been right wing. Their young may go through a rogue period and affect left wing tendencies, but they always come back into the fold…