The Birth of British Fascism (TRIH ep 372)
1899 · Resource
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook introduce a multi-episode series on British fascism, arguing that while Britain never became fascist, many cultural and political ingredients existed from the late 19th century into the interwar years. They discuss precursors including imperial nostalgia, fears of national degeneracy after the Boer War, eugenics, anti-Semitism, and anxieties about women voters.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1899
- Russo-Japanese War (1904)
- Dreyfus Affair (1894)
- Boxer Rebellion (1899)
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
- Pop music: the 1900s (1900)
- Van Gogh's The Starry Night (1889)
- Mao Zedong (1893)
- Federation of Australia (1901)
- Einstein's miracle year (Annus Mirabilis) (1905)
- Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907)