Nesta Helen Webster
British far-right author (1876–1960) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nesta Helen Webster (née Bevan, 24 August 1876 – 16 May 1960) was an English author who revived conspiracy theories about the Illuminati.[1][2][3] She claimed that the secret society's members were occultists, plotting communist world domination, through a Jewish cabal, the Masons and Jesuits.[2][4] She blamed the group for events including the French Revolution, 1848 Revolution, the First World War, and the Bolshevik Revolution.[5] Her writing influenced later conspiracy theories and ideologies, including American anti-communism (particularly the John Birch Society) and the militia movement.[6]
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Born | Nesta Helen Bevan (1876-08-24)24 August 1876 Trent Park, London, England |
Died | 16 May 1960(1960-05-16) (aged 83) |
Occupation | Author |
Alma mater | Westfield College |
Subject | International Revolutionary conspiracy, feminism |
Notable works | World Revolution: The Plot Against Civilization Secret Societies and Subversive Movements |
Spouse | Arthur Templer Webster |
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In 1920, Webster became a contributor to The Jewish Peril, a series of articles in the London Morning Post centred on the forged document The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.[7][8] These articles were compiled and published in the same year in book form under the title of The Cause of World Unrest.[9] Webster claimed that the authenticity of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion was an "open question".[10] Before World War II, Webster was involved in British Fascist groups.[11][12]