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Henry Channon (1897-1958) was an American-born British Conservative politician, author and diarist. He was known for his anti-American views, his social and political connections, and his diaries that reveal his opinions and experiences.
Jun 7, 2022 · Former Conservative Cabinet minister’s son Henry Channon has left his wife and four children nearly £30million after he died last October at the age of 51. Henry's death was the latest tragedy...
Mar 9, 2021 · Sir Henry ‘Chips’ Channon’s diaries — a cuckoo in the aristocratic nest. The unexpurgated writings of the Conservative MP show him to be well-connected and well-informed — and utterly wrong....
- Jesse Norman
Feb 14, 2022 · Channon, pictured here in 1934, was an American-born member of the British Parliament and an expert social climber whose recently released diaries are causing a stir in...
- Mark Peikert
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Mar 3, 2021 · Channon was a snobbish, sexually voracious Tory who revered Hitler – and a new edition of his journals shines a startling light on interwar Britain. By Andrew Marr. (Photo By Trustees of the literary estate of Henry â?oChipsâ?? Channon) The interwar years are not, broadly speaking, remembered fondly.
May 27, 2021 · A new edition of Henry “Chips” Channon’s diaries gives fascinating glimpses of homosocial desire in a hectic narrative of aristocratic and political life.
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Oct 11, 2021 · Scandalous snob Sir Henry ‘Chips’ Channon was a renowned society host and keeper of name-dropping diaries. Fellow diarist Sasha Swire reveals how Chips inspired her own equally indiscreet memoir – ahead of a fabulously juicy panel event at Cliveden Literary Festival entitled ‘The Diary Enquiry’
