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Churchill in the News
Churchill Quoted on Italian Cruise Ships
its all over the web this month and its entirely bogus After his retirement, goes the story, Churchill was cruising the Mediterranean on an Italian liner and an Italian journalist asked why a former British Prime Minister chose an Italian ship. "There are three things I like about being on an Italian cruise ship," Churchill supposedly... READ MORE >>
Bletchley Park Stamps Touring Centenary
limited edition collectable covers to be Released On 23rd February Bletchley Park will release four first day covers celebrating Alan Turing's centenary year. Each will carry a single 1st class Royal Mail "Turing Bombe" stamp canceled with a unique first day of issue postmark. The intention is to restrict the issue to just 500 of... READ MORE >>
Unseen Photo Up for Auction in Dorchester
WSC on horseback after escaping the Boers in SA THE DORSET ECHO, 6 February 2012—A previously unseen photograph of Winston Churchill on a horse following his daring escape form a prison camp during the Boer War is up for auction at Duke's in Dorchester. Sitting astride his grey mount in 1899, the 26-year-old future Prime... READ MORE >>
Churchill Painting Returns to the Market
private collector puts early churchill work up for sale 
The One of Winston Churchill's earlier paintings (oil on canvas, 20x24), created in the costal resort of Mimizan in 1922, is being offered for sale by a private collector for the first time in many years. It was purchased by its current owner in 1976 from one of Churchill's grand daughters. Prior... READ MORE >>
Churchill Best As Britons Assess Their PM's
POSITIVE RATINGS FOR WILSON, MACMILLIAN, ATTLEE, THATCHER
Winston Churchill remains a revered political figure in Britain, while a majority of respondents consider Gordon Brown as a bad head of government, a 2009 Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of a representative sample of 2,025 British adults asked... READ MORE >>
"The Art of Public Speaking" in the UK
chartwell, war rooms, & Blenheim announce competition
The Education Teams of Chartwell, The Churchill War Rooms, and Blenheim Palace are currently working along with representatives from both the English Speaking Union (Oxfordshire) and the Churchill Archives to develop a new project for schools on the art of public speaking... READ MORE >>
Churchill Granddaughter in Florida Exhibit
art of edwina sandys: a retrospective in palm beach
New York artist and sometimes Palm Beach resident Edwina Sandys will grace the gallery and Gardens with works from the sacred to the secular, addressing politics and society. Sandys has tackled big ideas while combining the lighthearted, the profound, the playful and... READ MORE >>
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