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I cannot let this day pass with acknowledging the birthday of Dame Mary, The Lady Soames, LG, DBE, FRSL and youngest child of Clementine & Winston S. Churchill. A good friend and patron of ICS.
Paul Johnson, 94, passed this week. A popular historian who published books people actually read. His 192-page biography of Winston Churchill is a wonderful read. Johnson’s works are written with enthusiasm and force. God rest this Merry gentleman. nytimes.com/2023/01/12/books…
“The price of greatness is responsibility. One cannot rise to be the leading community in the civilized world without being involved in its problems, convulsed by its agonies and inspired by its causes.” WSC
Congratulations to Andrew Roberts, now Baron Roberts of Belgravia, Lord Roberts was installed at the Palace of Westminster. He was introduced and took the oath, supported by Baroness Finn and Lord Godson, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct on November 28.
Garry Kasparov delivers a “Sinews of Peace for modern times. youtu.be/WNoplT-jZSM
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The International Churchill Society is pleased to announce the Churchill Leadership Award to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. #thinkchurchill @churchillCentre #Chirchillaward #Ukraine winstonchurchill.org/zelensk…
This weekend is the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs isn’t named for WSC, but he loved “The Sport of Kings.” Here is Sir Winston with his racehorse, Colonist II, adorned with monogrammed blanket, after winning Churchill Stakes at Hurst Park, 14 May 1951.
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Tues, 22.03, from 6pm-7pm, join Allen Packwood, prof at Churchill College,Univ of Cambridge, Dir. of Churchill Archives Cmte & member of Royal Hist Society. He has wrote “How Churchill Waged War” in 2018. Allen will speak to Churchill Society of Brasil
Churchill and his Cabinet meet the new Queen returning from Africa upon learning of the death of King George VI in February 1952
Sunday is the 70th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Assuming the throne at the age of 26 upon the passing of her father, King George VI, she has ruled with dignity and grace through 14 Prime Ministers, beginning with Sir Winston S. Churchill in 1952.
On this date in history, 77 years ago, the Yalta Conference began. President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill flew to Yalta in the Crimea to meet with Marshal Josef Stalin to settle on the spheres of Influence in Europe.
On this day in 1941, during World War II, Winston Churchill became the first British prime minister to address a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress.
Hail to “The Good Old Days” is perhaps the appropriate headline for a Churchill favorite. express.co.uk/news/uk/154090…
Giles Milton’s non-fiction work “Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler’s Defeat” is to be a television mini-series. deadline.com/2021/12/winston…
Clarissa Churchill Eden, niece of Sir Winston S. Churchill and widow of Sir Anthony Eden, passed away today at the age of 101. Clarissa was the daughter of Jack Churchill (brother of Winston) and Gwendoline Theresa Mary Bertie.
Have you ever had the feeling of “They just don’t get it”? Richard Langworth succinctly lays out the case that Churchill detractors Just Don’t Get It! richardlangworth.com/legacy-…
Winston Churchill was an accomplished painter as well as statesman and author. A painting he gifted to his art supplier goes up for auction. bit.ly/3CirCHs
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Colin Powell, an Honorary Member of the International Churchill Society, has died from complications from COVID-19. General Powell was former Commanding General of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first Black US secretary of state,
