Download or read book Churchill s Final Farewell written by Rodney J Croft and published by Croft Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated account of one of British history's great national events is the first ever published having as its sole subject the state and private funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. Significantly, 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of Churchill's death and it is 120 years since the death of Churchill's father, Lord Randolph, who died on 24 January 1895. The year 2015 is also the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in which Churchill played such a pivotal and dynamic role. The book covers all aspects of Operation Hope Not - the codename for the arrangements for Churchill's state funeral - the details of which only made available to the public in 1996 under the 30-year official secrets rule. The author was given access to archive papers at Arundel Castle; the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College, Cambridge; the National Archives at Kew; and the College of Arms in London. In 2013 he interviewed The 11th Duke of Marlborough - who, as the Marquis of Blandford, greeted and then accompanied the mourners after the service at St. Paul's Cathedral; on the funeral train to Hanborough; then on to St. Martin's Church, Bladon, where Churchill's burial took place. The author also interviewed in 2013 the Countess of Avon, Churchill's niece, who attended the funeral, and Mrs. Minnie Churchill, who attended Churchill's Lying-in-State and is the mother of Churchill's living heir, Randolph Churchill - Winston Churchill's great-grandson.'Churchill's Final Farewell' also explains aspects of state and ceremonial funerals, together with details of that of Churchill; the reasons for Waterloo Station, not Paddington, being chosen as the departure point to Bladon, where Churchill lies, and the story of his interment there. There are also particulars of some rather special champagne served on the funeral train with a personal message from Winston - stories that the 16th Duke of Norfolk, The Earl Marshall of England (responsible for all the arrangements for Operation Hope Not) told his close friend, the great English bowler Alec Bedser.

Download or read book Richard Carvel written by Sir Winston S Churchill, K.G. and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONTENTSDEDICATIONINTRODUCTORY NOTEMAPS AND PLANSCHAPTER I. STEAMING SOUTHR.M.S. 'Dunottar Castle,' October 26 and October 29, 1899CHAPTER II. THE STATE OF THE GAMECapetown; November 1, 1899CHAPTER III. ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRONTIEREast London: November 5, 1899CHAPTER IV. IN NATALEstcourt: November 6, 1899CHAPTER V. A CRUISE IN THE ARMOURED TRAINEstcourt: November 9, 1899CHAPTER VI. DISTANT GUNSEstcourt: November 10, 1899CHAPTER VII. THE FATE OF THE ARMOURED TRAINPretoria: November 20, 1899CHAPTER VIII. PRISONERS OF WARPretoria: November 24, 1899CHAPTER IX. THROUGH THE DUTCH CAMPSPretoria: November 30, 1899CHAPTER X. IN AFRIKANDER BONDSPretoria: December 3, 1899CHAPTER XI. I ESCAPE FROM THE BOERSLourenço Marques: December 22, 1899CHAPTER XII. BACK TO THE BRITISH LINESFrere: December 24, 1899CHAPTER XIII. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARFrere: January 4, 1900CHAPTER XIV. A MILITARY DEMONSTRATION AND SOME GOOD NEWSChieveley: January 8, 1900CHAPTER XV. THE DASH FOR POTGIETER'S FERRYSpearman's Hill: January 13, 1900CHAPTER XVI. TRICHARDT'S DRIFT AND THE AFFAIR OF ACTON HOMESVenter's Spruit: January 22, 1900CHAPTER XVII. THE BATTLE OF SPION KOPVenter's Spruit: January 25, 1900CHAPTER XVIII. THROUGH THE FIVE DAYS' ACTIONVenter's Spruit: January 25, 1900CHAPTER XIX. A FRESH-EFFORT AND AN ARMY CHAPLAINSpearman's Hill: February 4, 1900CHAPTER XX. THE COMBAT OF VAAL KRANTZGeneral Buller's Headquarters: February 9, 1900CHAPTER XXI. HUSSAR HILLGeneral Buller's Headquarters: February 15, 1900CHAPTER XXII. THE ENGAGEMENT OF MONTE CRISTOCingolo Neck: February 19, 1900CHAPTER XXIII. THE PASSAGE OF THE TUGELAHospital-ship 'Maine': March 4, 1900CHAPTER XXIV. THE BATTLE OF PIETERS: THE THIRD DAYHospital-ship 'Maine': March 5, 1900CHAPTER XXV. UPON MAJUBA DAYCommandant's Office, Durban: March 6, 1900CHAPTER XXVI. THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITHCommandant's Office, Durban: March 9, 1900CHAPTER XXVII. AFTER THE SIEGEDurban: March 10, 1900

Download or read book Lord Randolph Churchill written by Winston Churchill and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (13 February 1849 - 24 January 1895) was a British statesman. Churchill was a genuine Tory radical, who coined the term Tory Democracy. He inspired a generation of party managers, created the National Union of the Conservative Party, broke new ground in modern budgetary presentations, attracting admiration and criticism alike from across the political spectrum. His most acerbic critics resided in his own party among his closest friends; but his disloyalty to Lord Salisbury was the beginning of the end of what should have been a glittering career. His devoted son, Winston, who hardly knew his father in life, wrote a biography of him.

Download or read book LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL written by Winston Sir Churchill, 1874-1965 and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.