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Personal Matters
How Serious was the Relationship of Churchill with Violet Asquith?
25
Apr
2023
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
The biography “Young Titan” speculated that Violet Asquith, shocked by Churchill’s marriage to Clementine Hozier in September 1908, flung herself in despair from a Scottish cliff. The evidence that has come out since does not support the thesis, made prominent by Violet’s lifetime friendship with and writings about the Churchill she knew.
“Superstitious Blood-poisoning”? Churchill on Smallpox Vaccination
08
Jul
2022
Would the Royal Family and Churchill Evacuate if the Germans Invaded?
01
Feb
2022
1
Winston Churchill’s Stand-up Desk: Vital Equipment at his “Factory”
21
Feb
2020
By THE CHURCHILL PROJECT
Hillsdale was founded thirty years before Churchill’s birth. Its mission was to spread “sound learning” so as to help preserve “the blessings of civil and religious liberty” and “intelligent piety,” sentiments we believe were shared and typified by Churchill’s life’s work.
How Many Assassination Attempts on Churchill? Ask Walter Thompson.
18
Sep
2019
1
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Thompson’s eighteen perilous years are really the key. His accounts tend to suggest that he saved Churchill’s life at every juncture. Undoubtedly, many potential threats did exist, and to his credit, he disregarded no possibility. We are left however with six particular episodes, only three of which involve known assassination plots.
How did Churchill Cope with Stress and Anxiety? A Primer.
20
Mar
2019
3
Whisky or Bourbon?
02
May
2016
Humorous Exchanges in the House of Commons Cloakroom
21
Aug
2015
1