Headstones of Diana, Unity and Nancy Mitford graves in the churchyard of St Mary's church Swinbrook, near Burford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

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The Mitfords have become not just a family, but a mythology. Each has her place in the cosmology: Nancy the Writer, Jessica the Communist, Unity the Nazi, Diana the Fascist, Debo the Duchess. In the gripping volume of their letters edited by Diana’s daughter-in-law, Charlotte Mosley, entries are marked not with names, but totems: hammer and sickle, swastika, quill, coronet. The Mitford siblings Nancy Mitford (28 November 1904 - 30 June 1973) Pamela Mitford (25 November 1907 – 12 April 1994) Thomas Mitford (2 January 1909 – 30 March 1945) Diana Mitford (17 June 1910 – 11 August 2003) Unity Mitford (8 August 1914 – 28 May 1948) Jessica Mitford (11 September 1917 – 22 July 1996) Deborah Mitford (born 31 March 1920)

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: St Mary's church Swinbrook about 2 miles (3 km) east of Burford in Oxfordshire, England
Photo credit: © Gary Blake / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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