Subscribe now and receive weekly newsletters with educational materials, new courses, interesting posts, popular books, and much more!
Churchill’s Youth
Winston Churchill, Algernon West and “Superfluous Millions,” 1898
11
Aug
2022
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Churchill’s did tell West that “a philosopher,” not himself, might be unmoved by the loss of “superfluous millions.” That doesn’t altogether divorce him from what must seem a heartless remark today. In 1898 he was very young. Few of us would welcome hearing some of our words at age 24 represented as our lifetime philosophy. And Churchill is one of the most quoted historical figures.
Winston Churchill and the British Boxing Controversy of 1911
19
May
2021
Charming but Fanciful: The Fleming-Churchill Myth
25
Sep
2018
18
Churchill, Women’s Suffrage, and “Black Friday,” November 1910
07
Aug
2018
1
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Churchill was not philosophically hostile to the principle of women’s suffrage at any time in the 20th century. He voted for it as early as 1904. His hesitations in 1905-12 arose when militants tried to break up his speeches. He resisted certain measures at certain times for tactical reasons—unlike, say, Asquith, who in 1910-12 opposed the very principle. “Papa supported votes for women,” smiled his daughter Mary, “when he realized how many women would vote for him.”
Tonypandy and Llanelli: Myth and Reality
11
Apr
2016