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Churchill's Britain Peter Clark

Churchill's Britain By Peter Clark

Churchill's Britain by Peter Clark


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The first complete account of all places relevant to Churchill's life which provide fascinating and fresh insights into this extraordinary man.

Churchill's Britain Summary

Churchill's Britain: From the Antrim Coast to the Isle of Wight by Peter Clark

More books have been written about Winston Churchill than any modern historical figure, but Peter Clark's Churchill's Britain does something quite different. It takes the reader the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland to lesser-known places associated with Churchill's life. Some are familiar - Blenheim Palace, Chartwell, the Cabinet War Rooms - but we also see his schools, far-flung parliamentary constituencies in Dundee and Epping, the sites of famous speeches, the place he started to paint, the shop he bought his cigars, and the final resting places of his family and close friends. We read about these places in his own words alongside Clark's insightful analysis and, by visiting sites that made important but less-celebrated contributions to the story of Churchill's life, we come closer to a full picture. Clark takes us from the site of his father's marriage proposal to his American future wife on the Isle of Wight to his grave in a country churchyard in Oxfordshire. Each of the eight regions of the United Kingdom is introduced with a map, and the entries cross-referenced. It can be dipped into, consulted by the traveller, or read straight through. However used, Churchill's Britain provides fascinating and fresh insights into this extraordinary man.

Churchill's Britain Reviews

'It's a fascinating tour guide, rich in stories and detail, which informs as well as entertains - a kind of life through places.'New Statesman; 'Peter Clark has lent the story [of Churchill] a freshness' Times Literary Supplement; '...an ingenious new way to write about Winston Churchill, through the great man's incredibly powerful sense of place... this book will bring instruction and joy.'Andrew Roberts

About Peter Clark

Peter Clark is a writer and translator with degrees from Keele and Leicester universities. For 31 years he was in the overseas career service of the British Council.

Additional information

GOR013694477
9781914982057
1914982053
Churchill's Britain: From the Antrim Coast to the Isle of Wight by Peter Clark
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Haus Publishing
2023-05-11
360
N/A
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