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The '''English National Association''' (ENA) was a political group active in the [[United Kingdom]] during the [[Second World War]]. It was accused of having [[fascism|fascist]] sympathies.

Formed by [[John Webster]] in 1942, the ENA was led by [[Edward Godfrey]], a former member of the [[British Union of Fascists]] who had served under Admiral Sir [[Barry Domvile]] in the Royal Navy.<ref name="Dorrill">S. Dorrill, ''Blackshirt – Sir Oswald Mosley and British Fascism'', London: Penguin, 2007, p. 529</ref> The ENA, which sought to regroup former members of the British Union of Fascists, was originally called the [[British National Party (1940s)|British National Party]] (BNP).<ref name="Barberis">Peter Barberis, John McHugh, Mike Tyldesley,''Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations'', 2002, p. 177</ref> The group was funded by the [[Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford|Duke of Bedford]], a veteran supporter of right-wing movements, most notably the [[British People's Party (1939)|British People's Party]].<ref name=Dorrill/> Calling for a negotiated peace, the group attempted to march on the [[Cenotaph#The Cenotaph, London|Cenotaph]] in 1942 but the demonstration was banned by the authorities and the group came under suspicion.<ref name=Barberis/> The BNP, which emphasised [[anti-Semitism]], initially gained some support and not long after its foundation claimed to have 50 branches across the country.<ref>D. Renton, ''Fascism, Anti-Fascism and Britain in the 1940s'', Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2000, p.25</ref> It also enjoyed the support of a number of right-wing journals, such as those of Captain [[Bernard Acworth]] and Joseph Ball, as well as the backing of the [[League of Ex-Servicemen]], a group that had been associated with the BUF and which was later taken over by [[Jeffrey Hamm]].<ref name=Dorrill/>

In order to avoid the attentions of the government Godfrey disbanded the BNP in 1943 before recreating the group immediately as the ENA. Before long Webster had left to form another group, [[English Legion]].<ref name=Barberis/>

The group contested the [[Acton by-election, 1943|1943 Acton by-election]] with Godfrey officially running as [[independent (politician)|independent]], although he finished bottom of the poll with 258 votes.

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