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The Far Right History Hijack

The Far Right History Hijack

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In the special episode of Willy Willy Harry Stee, Charlie Higson digs deep into the way history is being used, or mis-used.


His guest is Dr Rachel Moss, a medieval historian at the University of Northampton, who has been awarded a prestigious joint research grant from the British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust to investigate how far-right groups in Britain have historically misused medieval imagery and narratives to promote extremist ideologies.


Rachel explains just how long this has been happening and explores some of the root causes of the appeal of this hijacking of history.


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