Resources
Abstracts: Historians Survey Sir Winston’s Health in Old Age
Medical historians find no evidence that Churchill suffered from major depression, but his health was subject to many ailments in his final decade.
Churchill Contentions: “The Invasion of the Idiots”
The Churchill Project is honored to be in the van of defenders of the truth, and Sir Winston’s good name. We welcome the growing number of allies.
American Principles and Public Policy
Listen to and read Dr. Arnn's speech about Winston Churchill during a recent Hillsdale College National Leadership seminar on Principles and Policy.
Young Winston and My Early Life
Dr. James Muller analyzes the early life of Winston Churchilll through the film "Young Winston" and Churchill's autobiography
“Mirrored in the Pool of England”: Churchill, Shakespeare, and Henry V
Richard Langworth looks at the importance of Shakespeare, especially "Henry V," on Churchill and his rhetoric during World War II.
Churchill and Alexander Korda
"In a cinematic sense Churchill and Korda imparted an idea of Britain, and by extension the Western world. In gratitude, I hope their legacy will endure."
The Importance of Churchill for Today
Andrew Roberts lectures on "The Importance of Churchill for Today" at the Hillsdale National Leadership Seminar on Principles and Politics.
Abstracts: Physicians Consider Churchill’s Cardiovascular History
"The medical world and Churchill’s entourage agreed that Sir Winston’s recovery after this fateful episode was spectacular. On 18 August, he presided over a cabinet meeting lasting for nearly three hours. Apparently, none of his close colleagues who knew what had happened could believe he had suffered any new medical problem."
Abstracts: Physicians Consider Four Aspects of Churchill’s Health
An enquiry into Churchill's health and illnesses. Mainly, his treatment was conventional: "One does not make therapeutic experiments on the Prime Minister."
Churchill Fiction: “Man Overboard! An Episode of the Red Sea” (1899)
Churchill’s first piece of published fiction, Man Overboard! appeared in January 1899. Ronald Cohen’s bibliography dates its writing March 1898. In late March or early April, Churchill sent a draft to General Ian Hamilton: “The story I send you as it may amuse you for an hour….”