Drama, Fascism, and High Society: The Mitford Affair Pt 1

Did you know which of Winston Churchill's cousins became close personal friends with Hitler, which was the “First Lady of Fascism,” and which advocated for communism? In her historical fiction novel, Marie Benedict explores all this and more with “The Mitford Affair.” They were six unique sisters who each took very different paths in life. In this interview, Benedict gives us a peek into her newest book.
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Although it would be unfair to have described the British upper class (or nobility for lack of a better term) and the wealthy British middle class (or bourgeoisie for lack of a better term) as fascist sympathisers.
The fact is that the "British nobility and bourgeoisie" were extremely and unashamedly autocratic.
If given the choice they would have definitely preferred a fascist dictatorship over a true democracy or god forbid a socialist state.
If Britain fell to the Nazis it would have been a rather straight forward process to find support for and setup a "Vichy Britain".
Probably with someone like Oswald Mosely as head of state and with all the upper crust (particularly republicans who had little love for the monarchy to begin with) that wished to remain in power quickly falling in line.