That changed the world

Winston Churchill

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“If you’re going through hell. Keep going"

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As a child, he loved to play soldiers, but his lack of attention to studies nearly ended his military career before it began. He hit his stride in 1894, graduating with honours from the Royal Military School in Sandhurst. He saw action in Cuba, India, Egypt and the Boer War, but left the army in 1899 to pursue a career as a writer and politician.

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At the forefront of politics for over 50 years.  Elected Member of Parliament for Oldham in 1900, held many political and cabinet positions, rising to Prime Minister of Great Britain 1940-1945 and 1951-1955.  Served under 6 British monarchs: Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II. An accomplished journalist, author, historian, gifted orator, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States...

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"He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle"

John F Kennedy, US President, 1963

Photo: Unknownr/IWM/Wikimedia

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Blenheim Palace was born from the blood and sweat of the battleground. Built to honour John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, after he led an allied victory against the French in 1704.  Two hundred years later, the stately home served as the birthplace for Britain's greatest wartime leader, Winston Churchill.