The Foreign Office's "no" cost George Bell everything
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The Foreign Office's "no" cost George Bell everything
This episode explores the life of George Bell, a bishop who became deeply involved in a plot against Adolf Hitler. It examines the consequences of the British Foreign Office's decision and the impact it had on Bell's career and legacy.
Person: George Bell
Date: 1942
Location: Sweden, British Foreign Office
Event: Plot to kill Adolf Hitler
- Bishop George Bell met a theologian in neutral Sweden in 1942 to discuss a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
- Bell carried the details of this plot to the British Foreign Office, which delayed its response for 30 days.
- Bell was a prominent candidate for Archbishop of Canterbury in 1944, having sheltered Jewish refugees and opposed the firebombing of German cities.
- He was ordained in 1907 and assigned to industrial parishes in Leeds, learning to engage with workers and institutional authority.
- Bell became personal chaplain to Archbishop Randall Davidson in 1914, participating in critical wartime operations like refugee crises and prisoner exchanges.
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