Alan John Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond, CBE is a UK-based broadcaster, Liberal Democrat politician and leadership communications consultant. He was educated at the Diocesan College, Cape Town in South Africa and Kingswood School in Bath. An Open Scholar in history at Jesus College, Cambridge 1959, he was awarded an MA in 1963. Lord Watson
was the Vice-President of the Cambridge Union. His wife, Karen, is a German-born artist.

Lord Watson joined the BBC after graduating from Cambri...

“Sir Winston Churchill has died at the age of 90 with his wife Lady Clementine Churchill and other members of the family at his bedside.  He suffered a stroke 15 days ago and gradually slipped into a deep sleep from which he never awakened. Sir Winston died in his London home at Hyde Park Gate.

Earlier in his illness, there had been crowds anxiously waiting for news at the top of the quiet Kensington cul-de-sac - but when the announcement finally came there was only a handful of journ...

Thanks to the competitors and guests for attending the Churchill Finals 2015! 

The results are as posted:

Speech - 

1st place Jasmine Wang

2nd place Sarah Fong 

3rd place Alex Rutar

Debate- 

1st place Rowan and Katja 

2nd place Andrew and Rebecca 

Congratulations!

Jocelyn Black (of the Fairmont MacDonald) with Churchill Society President, Dr. Roger Hodkinson 

(from left to right)  Ken Munro (treasurer),  Jocelyn Black

Yesterday, at a Churchill themed brunch at the Fairmont Macdonald, The Churchill Society of Edmonton donated a framed Churchill Commemorative silver coin (made into a wearable medallion on a Blenheim sash), together with a scaled down version of Karsh's famous photo of Churchill. It will hang in the Churchill Suite...

This invitation is extended to all members of The Winston Churchill Society;

For more information, visit our High School Competitions page. 

http://www.openuniversity.edu/news/news/the-fascinating-life-of-winston-churchill

"Most of us know Winston Churchill as the leader of the British forces during WWII. However, apart from being a brilliant and fearless Prime Minister, Winston Churchill lived an extraordinary and eclectic life. Churchill was full of wit and cunning determination, had a colourful and varied political career, played a significant role in WWI and after picking up a brush at age 40, he became an accomplished...

(Sir Martin Gilbert was a Churchill Biographer and former guest speaker at the Churchill Society of Edmonton's 1987 Annual Banquet.) 

Churchill biographer Sir Martin Gilbert immersed himself in history

by JUDY STOFFMAN

The Globe and Mail

Published Friday, Feb. 20 2015, 9:00 PM EST

The most prolific historian of our time, Sir Martin Gilbert, published 89 books, often two a year. An eminent public figure in England and an adviser to prime ministers, he also had many Canadian connecti...

Churchill Book Collectors have just listed two dozen new items, nearly all of them Churchill speech pamphlet publications spanning 1912 to 1965. Here are some highlights! 

They offer the most world's most extensive listed inventory of rare and collectible Churchill's speech pamphlet publications. 

To view their entire stock of pamphlet publications, visit their website, where you can browse or search their entire listed inventory of items by and about Churchill, including first edition...

Written by

BEN MAKUCH

EDITOR, CANADA

@motherboard.vice.com

January 1, 2015 // 03:47 PM CET

​Most people might be pledging to themselves that they’ll eat less MacDonald’s or go to the gym more, but for Vladimir Putin, his New Year’s resolution is a new Russian war machine for the Arctic.

In a recent appearance on Russian television, top general Valery Gerasimov said the Russian army is looking to install a new “A​ir Army” in the north by 2015, with an eye at protecting hotly...