- Jan 27, 2015
Lord Carington's Memories of Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill: Our Saviour, My Boss As the 50th anniversary of the death of Britain’s wartime leader approaches, Lord Carington - the last surviving member of Winston Churchill's government - tells Victoria Lambert of the man, his moods and a life unparalleled in history. The call came when Peter Carington was standing in a field in Buckinghamshire shooting partridges. ''It was late October 1951, the day after the general election,’’ he recalls with clarity. ''A man o
- Jan 24, 2015
"The death of Winston Churchill was the day the Empire died"
Winston Churchill’s funeral 50 years ago gave rise to unprecedented scenes of public mourning - and the conviction that Britain would never be the same again Mourners file past the flag-draped coffin of Sir Winston Churchill Photo: Hulton/Getty The death of Sir Winston Churchill marked the finale of an epoch in British history that had been as glorious as it was long. Churchill’s passing at 8am that Saturday morning – 50 years ago this week – at his home in Hyde Park Gate in
- Jan 23, 2015
His words still call to us.
4:01 PM, JAN 23, 2015 • BY RICHARD M. LANGWORTH Anyone reading this knows where he was on September 11, 2001. A diminishing number remember where they were on January 30, 1965—the day we said farewell to Winston Churchill. (He died fifty years ago, January 24, 1965.) For me it was a life-changing experience. Suddenly, unforgettably, on my flickering, black and white TV screen in New York City, the huge void of Westminster Abbey filled with The Battle Hymn of the Republic. He
- Jan 12, 2015
Art in (the UK's) Parliament; January Artwork of the Month: 'Sir Winston Churchill' by B
"Winston Churchill (1874–1965) was a leading statesman, writer and orator who is best remembered for leading Britain to victory during the Second World War. In an influential political career that spanned 64 years, he held numerous ministerial positions and served as Prime Minister twice (1940–45 and 1951–55).
This portrait shows Churchill at the age of 81, during his second term as Prime Minister. It was painted in 1955 by Bernard Hailstone (1910–87) during sittings for a
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