Missed this: Hugh Trevor-Roper, the gentleman historian who (oops!) said the “Hitler diaries” were genuine back in 1983. That obviously put a dent in his credibility, and unfortunately brought the Holocaust denier and anti-Semitic historian David Irving to prominence.
Isn’t that a great name for a British aristocrat? “Hugh Trevor-Roper.” He could have been a West Texas rodeo star.
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