ABSTRACT
This essay explores the importance of the concept of masculinity to the British Union of Fascists in the 1930s, arguing that it was central to both the philosophy and political activities of British Fascism. Although this was partly the result of the influence of German and Italian Fascism on the movement, the essay argues that the origins of British Fascist ideas about masculinity, the body and sport can be traced to the ideal of imperial manhood of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain.
