Rules of the Game: Sir Oswald and Lady Cynthia Mosley, 1896-1933

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From Chatsworth to Temple de la Gloire, the grandest houses that were once home to the Mitford sisters". Tatler. 6 May 2021 . Retrieved 11 April 2022. Mosley was an early supporter of the economist John Maynard Keynes. [24] [25] The economic historian Robert Skidelsky described Mosley as "a disciple of Keynes in the 1920s". [25] Crossing the floor [ edit ]

Mosley wrote the foreword and introduction of Nancy Mitford: A Memoir by Harold Acton. She produced her own two books of memoirs: A Life of Contrasts (1977, Hamish Hamilton), and Loved Ones (1985). The latter is a collection of pen portraits of close relatives and friends such as the writer Evelyn Waugh among others. In 1980, she released The Duchess of Windsor, a biography.Following Labour’s win in 1929, Mosley was appointed as the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by Ramsay MacDonald. His proposals to solve unemployment, which included nationalisation of main industries and the implementation of a public works programme, were viewed as too radical. A sarcastic commentary by Canadian human-rights activist and Telegraph columnist Mark Steyn appeared in the same issue. Entitled Aside from the Hitler thing, Diana was the best kind of girl, Steyn described her unwavering allegiance to Hitler and fascism as that of "a silly kid." [44] An equally "indulgently dismissive attitude" of her opinions was seconded in the Sunday edition in an interview with her stepson Nicholas Mosley, with whom she had refused to speak for over two decades after the publication of Beyond the Pale, his unfavorable memoir of her husband. [45] In literature [ edit ]

Mary Irene Curzon, 2nd Baroness Ravensdale, Baroness Ravensdale of Kedleston, CBE (20 January 1896 – 9 February 1966), was a British noblewoman, socialite and philanthropist. She was portrayed by Flora Montgomery in the four-episode Channel Four (UK) television drama mini-series Mosley in 1998. It was based on the books Rules of the Game and Beyond the Pale by her nephew Nicholas Mosley, Mosley's son. His policies, which included the prohibition of mixed race marriages and the forced repatriation of Caribbean immigrants, met with little enthusiasm from his potential constituents. After his second defeat, he retired to France to write his autobiography, ‘My Life’. 10. He died in France in 1980 Among his many travels, Mosley travelled to British India accompanied by Lady Cynthia in 1924. His father-in-law's past as Viceroy of India allowed for the acquaintance of various personalities along the journey. They travelled by ship and stopped briefly in Cairo. [20]Meleady, Sean (4 November 2021). "Britain's post-war fascist pro-Europeans". The New European . Retrieved 24 February 2022. The Metcalfes had a son, David (1927–2012), and twin daughters, Dinah (later known as Davina) and Sheilah (later known as Linda) born November 1930, registered at St Georges Hanover Square.