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Churchill and History
Paul Courtenay 1934-2020: No Better Definition of a Pro
13
Dec
2020
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By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Paul Courtenay was indispensable, a Churchill encyclopedia. But he'd never say "I told you so." Even if he HAD told us so.
History as Prologue: Winston Churchill and the Historian as Statesman
17
Sep
2020
By JOSIAH LEINBACH
Churchill looked back on the past with reverence and with regularity—thankfully so, for we owe him the same debt we owe to our history: gratitude.
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David Lindsay Keir,
edmund burke,
Edward Gibbon,
George Santayana,
Harrow,
Henry Hallam,
J.H. Plumb,
Joseph Addison,
Josiah Leinbach,
Lady Randolph Churchill,
Lord Randolph Churchill,
Neville Chamberlain,
Sandhurst,
Thomas Babington Macaulay,
Tribe of Issachar,
Two-Power Standard,
William Shakespeare,
Winston S. Churchill,
“What Purpose History?” an Analysis of Churchill and Caesar as Writers of History
02
Jun
2020
By JUSTIN D. LYONS
Churchill and Caesar both wrote literate war memoirs. Was this special pleading, or was there a higher purpose? For Churchill, there certainly was.
Winston Churchill and Julius Caesar: Parallels and Inspirations
26
May
2020
By JUSTIN D. LYONS
“In my mind’s eye I invest him with the robes of Caesar…. The lives of the great are an inspiration to their posterity.” —Lewis Broad
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Battle of Zela,
Birth of Britain,
Caesar’s Commentaries,
Charles Munro,
Cicero,
Clement Attlee,
David Lloyd George,
Emery Reves,
Gallic Wars,
Gallipoli,
H.G. Wells,
Harrow School,
Home Guard,
John Maynard Keynes,
Julius Caesar,
Justin D. Lyons,
Plutarch,
T.E. Lawrence,
William Ewart Gladstone,
Winston S. Churchill,
Science, War, and Education in the Modern World
18
Jul
2019
By LUKE BARBRICK
After witnessing the tragic consequences of modern war and the potential for moral decline in society, Churchill committed himself to discovering how free individuals might remain free in a time governed increasingly by science and mechanization. He believed that the survival of freedom demanded a serious reinforcement of the ideas that first gave it birth as expressed in the literature, language, and history of the English-speaking peoples. Only in reaffirming their ideological foundations could the offspring of the English tradition maintain the unity, commitment, and virtue necessary to face the threats of the modern age. In summary, what Churchill saw as necessary for freedom and peace in the 20th century and beyond was strength through the pursuit of truth.
Human Nature and History: Churchill versus the Socialists
10
Jul
2019
By LUKE BARBRICK
For Churchill, history was a dynamic process rather than an inevitable course. To secure liberty in the future, this must be recognized.
On War: Churchill, Thucydides and the Teachable Moment
21
Jan
2019
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Churchill on Statesmanship: Pope Innocent XI
14
Jun
2016
By JUSTIN D. LYONS
Churchill’s Marlborough: His Life and Times is more than a biography; it is a masterful illustration of statesmanship. In addition to his depiction of his ancestor John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough, Churchill discusses the merits of Marlborough's contemporary, Pope Innocent XI. In Churchill’s presentation, Innocent’s ability to see beyond facile religious resemblance and shape his actions with prudence and principle elevates him to the company of statesmen.
Churchill, Shakespeare, and Agincourt
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Oct
2015
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