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Clementine Ogilvy Spencer Churchill, Baroness Spencer-Churchill, GBE ( née Hozier; 1 April 1885 – 12 December 1977) was the wife of Winston Churchill. She acted as Chairman of the Red Cross Aid to Russia Fund and was President of the Young Women’s Christian Association War Time Appeal. She was the Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United ...
En 1946, elle est nommée dame grand-croix de l' Empire britannique et devient ainsi Dame Clementine Churchill GBE. Elle est ensuite honorée par l' université de Glasgow et l' université d'Oxford, et, en 1976, par celle de Bristol. En mai 1965, elle est faite pair à vie et devient baronne Spencer-Churchill de Chartwell, dans le comté du Kent.
Oct 25, 2016 · In this landmark biography, a finalist for the Plutarch prize, Sonia Purnell finally gives Clementine Churchill her due. Born into impecunious aristocracy, the young Clementine Hozier was the target of cruel snobbery. Many wondered why Winston married her, when the prime minister’s daughter was desperate for his attention.
Sonia Purnell is a biographer and journalist who has worked at The Economist , The Telegraph, and Sunday Times. Her first book, Just Boris, a candid portrait of London mayor and Brexit champion Boris Johnson, was longlisted for the Orwell prize. Clementine, published as First Lady:The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill in the UK, was chosen ...
Franck Ferrand nous propose aujourd'hui d’aller explorer l’intimité de Winston Churchill, en évoquant notamment celle qui a vécu dans son ombre pendant près ...
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Jan 15, 2016 · Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill. Audio CD – Unabridged, January 15, 2016. A long-overdue tribute to the extraordinary woman behind Winston Churchill By Winston Churchill's own admission, victory in the Second World War would have been "impossible without her." Until now, however, the only existing biography of Churchill's wife ...
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Clementine Churchill, or Baroness Spencer-Churchill, GBE, was a British noblewoman, humanitarian, life peer, and public figure, better known as the wife of Winston Churchill, prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. She had a disturbing childhood, which contributed to her strong personality.
