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  2. 2 days ago · A few years ago I had a conversation with Sir Charlie Fraser (a highly valued Ceannas Board Member), about Sir Winston Churchill. Charlie wasn’t convinced that Churchill had been a ‘good’ leader as he had contributed to too many failures and controversies beyond his exploits as Britain’s wartime leader.

  3. 4 days ago · Death. Winston Churchill died on January 24, 1965, at the age of 90. He had suffered a brain hemorrhage some days before. See also: The best novels written by British politicians. On January 24 ...

  4. 2 days ago · A floundering speaker is not treated so courteously. Churchill wrote of this disconcerting experience in a 1934 essay, “When I ‘Dried Up.’”. He recalled with pleasure how colleagues offered him “the greatest patience and kindness.”. Unfortunately, the essay was never reprinted—not even in the marvelous Collected Essays.

  5. 4 days ago · Churchill enthusiastically became one of the great reformers of the Royal Navy. He created a Naval War Staff to determine future naval strategies. He improved the lot of sailors below deck. He launched a new class of battleship, the Queen Elizabeth class – faster than Dreadnoughts and equipped with new 15-inch guns.

  6. 1 day ago · Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ ɜːr n ɪ s t ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ /; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Best known for an economical, understated style that significantly influenced later 20th-century writers, he is often romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle, and outspoken and blunt public image.

  7. 4 days ago · The two sides of Churchill. Episode 150312 / 12 Mar 2015. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's death. He is known throughout the world for his role in defeating Nazi Germany ...

  8. 3 days ago · Christianity (from 312) Constantine I [g] (27 February c. 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. [h] He played a pivotal role in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, decriminalizing Christian practice and ceasing Christian ...

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