Robert Baden-Powell: Scouting legend or fascist?

By all accounts, Robert Baden-Powell was an extraordinary man. He lived many lives; from his time as a spy to the Victorian hero of the Boer War, and finally as the founder of the international Scouts movement. However, his detractors accuse him of having Nazi sympathies, and of committing terrible crimes in Colonial Africa. To discover the truth about Baden-Powell Steven Edginton interviews Scouting historian Tony Ransley in the latest episode of History Defended. Watch Tony Ransley's interview: | Read more from The Telegraph’s award-winning comment team: | For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: | See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Robert Baden-Powell: Scouting legend or fascist? is an episode from History Defended by The Telegraph.

This episode is 30:15 long.

This episode was published on Feb 23, 2022.

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