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- In the 1930s he wrote a four-volume biography of his ancestor, the Duke of Marlborough, to answer charges of venality leveled against him by past historians, especially Thomas Babington Macaulay.
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May 3, 2024 · John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France, notably at Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), and Oudenaarde (1708).
Nov 22, 2019 · The one-million-word book, published in four volumes between 1933 and 1938, took him as long to research and write as it took Marlborough himself to fight the War of the Spanish Succession. Churchill told the story of his ancestor in beautiful Augustan Age prose, but also discovered new sources and corrected earlier historians’ errors.
Jan 7, 2009 · Alldritt himself peppers his book with telling observations. He remarks, for instance, that writing a biography “is in some ways like reliving the life of the subject” (42). To write Churchill’s life in letters is to live with the example of Churchill’s prose.
Jul 1, 2019 · John threw himself to his knees. Charles is said to have called John a “rascal” but pardoned him his actions because he knew the young man only did it for his “bread.” Choose the version you prefer. It is true that Barbara was generous with her young men. For John though advancement came through his soldiering and his bride.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (June 6, 1650 – June 27, 1722) was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs throughout the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
May 18, 2018 · Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st Duke of (1650–1722) English general. Churchill helped James II defeat Monmouth (1685), but switched allegiance in support of the Protestant Glorious Revolution (1688). Partly due to his wife's friendship with Queen Anne, he was appointed Captain-General of Allied armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
Sep 26, 2022 · John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650–1722), was an English commander, statesman, diplomat, and courtier. He began his military career as an ensign in the Foot Guards, and served abroad at the English colony of Tangier. During the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1679), he served as part of an English contingent in French service.
