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THE VICE OF KINGS
How Socialism, Occultism, and the Sexual Revolution Engineered a Culture of Abuse
Jasun Horsley
AEON
First published in 2019 by
Aeon Books Ltd
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Copyright © 2019 by Jasun Horsley
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ISBN-13: 978-1-91159-704-9
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“In every cry of every Man,
In every Infant's cry of fear,
In every voice: in every ban,
The mind-forg'd manacles I hear.”
—William Blake, “London”
“One resists the invasion of armies; one does not resist the invasion of ideas.”
—Victor Hugo, History of a Crime
Tomy brotherandmy father.
Andto those whocame before.
CONTENTS
COCK-UP OR CONSPIRACY? (AUTHOR'S NOTE)
PART I: OCCULT YORKSHIRE: FABIAN FAMILY SECRETS AND JIMMY SAVILE'S BRITAIN
The Grandfather: Alec Horsley, Northern Dairies, the Fabian Society
A brief history of Fabianism: co-opting the left and right
Havelock Ellis, Lolita, and the sexual child
Progressive politics and witchcraft: Brazier's Park, order of Woodcraft, Common Wealth
Progressive schools: Abbotsholme, Theosophy, Wicca, Grith Fyrd
Sex, drugs, rock & roll, and Dandies: Marianne Faithfull, the Stones, Tom Driberg, and LSE
Food control, world control: Suez Crisis, Northern Dairies, Marks & Spencer
Mass observation and dance halls: Jimmy Savile's beginnings
Evolutionary theory and social engineering: Richard Acland's Common Wealth
The Gates of Hell: MKULTRA, Robert Graves, William Sargant, and Wasson's Magic Mushroom
Tentacles across the ocean: Edward House, Woodrow Wilson, the Council on Foreign Relations
