This week, we start giving you the highlights of the private correspondence of the Mitford sisters - at a time when fascism takes hold of Europe. Using Charlotte Mosley’s landmark collection, Letters Between Six Sisters, we dive into the archive starting in 1933—the year Adolf Hitler took power—to examine how casual sisterly banter seamlessly blended with a terrifying new political reality.
The heart of the episode takes us to Munich, where an obsessed Unity Mitford managed to get into the Führer's inner circle. Through actual letters, we get a chilling eyewitness perspective on historical turning points like the Night of the Long Knives in 1934.
The contrast between their witty prose and their extremist politics is one of the most jarring parts of this era.
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro & Recap
0:01:46 “Letters between Six Sisters” by Charlotte Mosely
0:11:03 The two sides of Diana Mosley
0:16:45 Charlotte and Alexander Mosley
0:20:39 Let’s dive into the letters… starting in 1933
0:25:57 Unity, Putzi Hanfstängl and Adolf Hitler in Munich
0:39:29 A letter from Munich…
0:41:53 The Night of the Long Knives 1934 in Munich
1:00:45 The frivolity of evil & the Dictator’s Playbook
1:14:29 Wrap & Outlook (brace yourself for funny letters!)
For everyone who wants to dive deeper into the letters, you can find out more about “The Book” here “Letters between Six Letters”
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