Thomas Maidment
My doctoral research focusses on visions of a united Europe promulgated by figures and organisations on the British Right, 1919-1961. I investigate how, with the displacement of the “balance of power” model that prevailed among Liberals and Conservatives in the early twentieth century, attitudes on the Right towards the European order evolved in different directions as visions of union were eventually superseded by its unfolding reality. This project is supervised by Dr Geraint Thomas.
After receiving my BA in German and History from King's College London, I took my master's degree in History from Cambridge. I am co-convenor of the Modern British History Workshop for the academic year 2024-2025, and have been fortunate enough to receive a Stanley Baldwin Studentship and Grant in support of my studies.
I maintain a broad interest in modern British and European history, but I am particularly attentive to ideological debates in interwar British politics, radical intellectual networks, and the histories of Conservatism and Fascism. I also have a keen interest in how political thought and nature intersect: how the natural world and landscapes inspired European political movements.
‘From ‘Greater Britain’ to ‘Europe-a-Nation’: Oswald Mosley’s vision of Britain’s place in the international order.’ Paper presented at the Cambridge Review of International Affairs’ Historical International Relations Graduate Symposium — Easter term, 2024.
‘Blood and Soil: an investigation into the radical politics of people and landscape in interwar England.’ Paper presented to Modern British History Workshop, Cambridge — Lent term, 2024.