Who Commanded History? Sir John Colville, Churchillian Networks, and the ‘Castlerosse Affair’
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DOI: 10.1177/0022009417714316
Abstract: This article is based on the discovery of a tape in which the late John Colville, one of Winston Churchill’s most trusted private secretaries, claimed that Churchill had had an affair with Doris, Lady Castlerosse,… read more here.
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Winston Churchill’s acute stroke in June 1953
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DOI: 10.1177/0141076818784544
Abstract: In the last week of May 1953, all of Britain had begun celebrations for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. On 27 May 1953, Churchill, aged 79 years, spoke at a luncheon given before the… read more here.
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Winston Churchill: his first stroke in 1949
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DOI: 10.1177/0141076818784546
Abstract: In the summer of 1949, Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine spent their summer holiday on the shores of Lake Garda, where they had stayed before, shortly after Churchill’s defeat in the 1945 General Election.… read more here.
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Winston Churchill: a left hemisphere stroke or possible focal seizure on 20 October 1956
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DOI: 10.1177/0141076818812450
Abstract: Sir Winston and Lady Churchill celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary on 12 September 1956. Four days later, Lord Moran visited the Churchills and ‘found Winston playing bezique with Clemmie, a happy picture’. Churchill had planned… read more here.
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Sir Winston Churchill’s doctors on the Riviera 1949–1965: Herbert Robert Burnett Gibson (1885–1967) and Dafydd (David) Myrddin Roberts (1906–1977)
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DOI: 10.1177/0967772017702761
Abstract: In May 1940, Sir Charles McMoran Wilson (later Lord Moran) was on the instigation of Lord Max Beaverbrook and Brendan Bracken, (both patients, then friends of Wilson) introduced to Winston Churchill. Thereafter, he remained Churchill’s… read more here.
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‘The Great Mrs Churchill was No More’: Death in Jane Austen’s Novels
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DOI: 10.3366/rom.2023.0595
Abstract: Death was a common occurrence in Jane Austen’s life. Her father died in 1805; her friend Mrs Lefroy was killed in an accident in 1804; her sister’s fiancé died in 1797. In the songs she… read more here.
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