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[[Sir]] '''Oswald Mosley''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] politician in the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]] who held fascist beliefs. | [[Sir]] '''Oswald Mosley''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] politician in the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]] who held fascist beliefs. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Mosley was the founder of the [[British Union of Fascists]]. ([[PROSE]]: | Mosley was the founder of the [[British Union of Fascists]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) | ||
As a young man, [[Thomas Edward Hawthorne]] had once walked a hundred miles to hear Oswald Mosley give a speech in which he denounced the ethnic minorities who were weakening the country. ([[PROSE]]: | As a young man, [[Thomas Edward Hawthorne]] had once walked a hundred miles to hear Oswald Mosley give a speech in which he denounced the ethnic minorities who were weakening the country. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Nightshade (novel)}}) | ||
In [[December]] [[1936]], [[King]] [[Edward VIII]] planned to dissolve Parliament and replace it with one more loyal to him, with the help of fellow [[Nazi]] sympathiser Mosley. The plan was thwarted by the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Peri Brown]] and [[Winston Churchill]]. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[December]] [[1936]], [[King]] [[Edward VIII]] planned to dissolve Parliament and replace it with one more loyal to him, with the help of fellow [[Nazi]] sympathiser Mosley. The plan was thwarted by the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Peri Brown]] and [[Winston Churchill]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Players (novel)}}) | ||
In [[1940]], Mosley was imprisoned for advocating the belief that the United Kingdom should ally itself with [[Germany]] in [[World War II]]. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[1940]], Mosley was imprisoned for advocating the belief that the United Kingdom should ally itself with [[Germany]] in [[World War II]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
[[Meena Cartwright]] called the [[racism|racist]] [[Philip Kirby|Major Philip Kirby]] "Mosley" because of his views. ([[AUDIO]]: | [[Meena Cartwright]] called the [[racism|racist]] [[Philip Kirby|Major Philip Kirby]] "Mosley" because of his views. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Longest Night (audio story)}}) | ||
== Alternate timelines == | == Alternate timelines == | ||
In an [[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]] in which Germany won the Second World War and proceeded to conquer the United Kingdom and the rest of [[Europe]] by [[1941]], Mosley was released from prison and became [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], replacing the executed Churchill. ([[PROSE]]: | In an [[alternate timeline|alternative timeline]] in which Germany won the Second World War and proceeded to conquer the United Kingdom and the rest of [[Europe]] by [[1941]], Mosley was released from prison and became [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], replacing the executed Churchill. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) | ||
In [[Inferno | In [[Inferno universe|a parallel universe]], Mosley was assassinated in 1936, becoming a martyr for the fascist cause. One of his comrades, later to become known as "[[the Leader]]", seized the Party leadership and took Britain into a revolution. The [[British Royal Family|Royal family]] were among those accused of conspiring in Mosley's assassination and were executed in [[1943]]. By the 1960s the Party was only ever referred to as "the Party", there being no others to confuse it with. Opponents of the regime claimed the Party had ''no'' ideology at all, only the desire to take and retain control. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|I, Alastair (novel)}}) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The Party in ''I, Alastair'' may be a more successful version of the | * The Party in ''I, Alastair'' may be a more successful version of the {{w|New Party (UK)|New Party}}, the more ideologically generic political Mosley founded before the BUF. Although the Party in the novel was stated to have been founded in 1932, the same year the BUF was founded, implying the characters believed elaboration was unnecessary as there were no other parties by the time of the novel's setting in 1968. | ||
{{Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom}} | {{Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:39, 5 June 2024
Sir Oswald Mosley was a British politician in the 1920s and 1930s who held fascist beliefs.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Mosley was the founder of the British Union of Fascists. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
As a young man, Thomas Edward Hawthorne had once walked a hundred miles to hear Oswald Mosley give a speech in which he denounced the ethnic minorities who were weakening the country. (PROSE: Nightshade [+]Loading...["Nightshade (novel)"])
In December 1936, King Edward VIII planned to dissolve Parliament and replace it with one more loyal to him, with the help of fellow Nazi sympathiser Mosley. The plan was thwarted by the Sixth Doctor, Peri Brown and Winston Churchill. (PROSE: Players [+]Loading...["Players (novel)"])
In 1940, Mosley was imprisoned for advocating the belief that the United Kingdom should ally itself with Germany in World War II. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
Meena Cartwright called the racist Major Philip Kirby "Mosley" because of his views. (AUDIO: The Longest Night [+]Loading...["The Longest Night (audio story)"])
Alternate timelines[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an alternative timeline in which Germany won the Second World War and proceeded to conquer the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe by 1941, Mosley was released from prison and became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, replacing the executed Churchill. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
In a parallel universe, Mosley was assassinated in 1936, becoming a martyr for the fascist cause. One of his comrades, later to become known as "the Leader", seized the Party leadership and took Britain into a revolution. The Royal family were among those accused of conspiring in Mosley's assassination and were executed in 1943. By the 1960s the Party was only ever referred to as "the Party", there being no others to confuse it with. Opponents of the regime claimed the Party had no ideology at all, only the desire to take and retain control. (PROSE: I, Alastair [+]Loading...["I, Alastair (novel)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Party in I, Alastair may be a more successful version of the New Party, the more ideologically generic political Mosley founded before the BUF. Although the Party in the novel was stated to have been founded in 1932, the same year the BUF was founded, implying the characters believed elaboration was unnecessary as there were no other parties by the time of the novel's setting in 1968.
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