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1. www.history.com › winston-churchillWinston S. Churchill - Biography, Death & Speeches | HISTORY

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   Oct 27, 2009 · Winston Churchill, prime minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945, he led the country through World War II, and from 1951 to 1955. He is considered one of the best-known, and some say one of ...

2. www.biography.com › winston-churchillWinston Churchill - Quotes, Paintings & Death - Biography

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   Apr 3, 2014 · Churchill was born on November 30, 1874, at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. ... In January 1911, Churchill showed his tougher side when he made a controversial visit to a police siege in ...

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   What was Winston Churchill best known for?

   • Best Known For: Winston Churchill was a British military leader and statesman. Twice named prime minister of Great Britain, he helped to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. Winston Churchill was a prolific writer and author and won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.

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   Why did Winston Churchill write his father's biography?

   • Churchill had long wished to write his father’s biography, and by the end of the 1950’s was making strong efforts to win his father’s confidence. In May 1960 Winston Churchill wrote to his son: ‘My dear Randolph, I have reflected carefully on what you said.

   The Official Biography of Winston Churchill

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   What did Winston Churchill write to his son?

   • In May 1960 Winston Churchill wrote to his son: ‘My dear Randolph, I have reflected carefully on what you said. I think that your biography of Derby [Lord Derby, by Randolph Churchill, Cassell: London 1959] is a remarkable work, and I should be happy that you should write my official biography when the time comes.

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   Did Winston Churchill inherit the Marlborough lineage?

   • They did not inherit the title or the property that the Marlborough lineage entailed. Also, very interestingly, Winston Churchill was half-American. His mother, Jennie Jerome, was born in New York and married Churchill’s father, Lord Randolph Churchill, after arriving in England.

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4. archives.chu.cam.ac.uk › collections › churchillSir Winston Churchill: A biography - Churchill Archives Centre

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   Churchill was born into the world of hunting, shooting and fishing and throughout his life they were to prove spasmodic distractions. But it was hunting and polo, first learned as a young cavalry officer in India, that he enjoyed most of all. In the summer of 1949, Churchill embarked on a new venture – he bought a racehorse.

5. winstonchurchill.org › the-life-of-churchill › lifeThe Official Biography of Winston Churchill

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   Jun 18, 2008 · The first volume of Winston S. Churchill was published in 1966, the year after Sir Winston died. After Randolph’s death in 1968 Martin Gilbert, who had joined Randolph as a research assistant in 1962, was appointed by the Churchill family to be the official biographer. Sir Martin died in 2015 and since that time his former assistant, Dr Larry ...

6. www.britannica.com › facts › Winston-ChurchillWinston Churchill Facts | Britannica

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   Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. Born. November 30, 1874 • Blenheim Palace • England. Died. January 24, 1965 (aged 90) • London • England. Title / Office. prime minister (1951-1955), United Kingdom • prime minister (1940-1945), United Kingdom • House of Commons (1924-1965), United Kingdom • Chancellor of the Exchequer (1924 ...

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7. historycolored.com › articles › 9365The Life of Sir Winston Churchill - HistoryColored

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   Winston Churchill was born in November 1874 at his family’s ancestral home, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. He is a direct descendant of the First Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill. Although descended from one of the noble houses of England, Churchill, and his father were not in the direct line of succession.

8. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › how-winstonHow Winston Churchill Endured the Blitz—and Taught the People ...

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   Feb 24, 2020 · He did have a complete and utter lack of vanity. That was one of the aspects of his character that really did help him. He didn’t care. As always, though, with Churchill, you also have to add a ...