In Blenheim Palace at Woodstock on November 30th, 1874, Winston Churchill was born.1 He grew up as the first child of Lord Randolph Churchill.2 Lord Randolph Churchill held a seat as a member of Parliament and was considered a notable politician.3 Churchill's mother, the former Miss Jennie Jerome, was an American, whose father was a newspaper proprietor.4 Being in politics, Lord Randolph and his family traveled much, and bonded rarely. Winston Churchill was a disappointment to his father in many ways. For these reasons, Winston and his father were never close.5 Since Winston did not spend much time with his parents, a nanny was hired to take care of him and his younger brother.6 Her name was Mrs. Everest and she lived with the Churchill family for many years.7 Winston turned to her for many things and always felt her important role, by showing him affection throughout his life.8

Throughout his childhood, Churchill was described as an untidy, mischievous child. He was sent to boarding school,

where he was constantly doing badly in his schoolwork, and also getting into trouble. Even though Churchill did badly in many areas of school, it was noted that he had a phenomenal memory. When he was thirteen he won a prize for reciting 1,200 lines from Macauley's Last Days of Ancient Rome, without a mistake.9 Winston Churchill was an individualist. He disliked team games such as cricket or football. He did however, excel in fencing, which earned him a silver medal in a school competition.

3) "Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill" Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia.

13.) Bailey, Eva, Churchill ( Landsdowne Place, 1981.)Pg. 19

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In 1914 World War One started. Churchill had long foreseen the coming of this world disaster. Churchill had wisely set his goals on improving the British Navy so that it could sustain an attack, or deliver one. During WWII, Winston Churchill showed his courageous attributes by leading the Navy. However, too much of his succeeding, he was also blamed for failure. One of the biggest downfalls of his career happened when he was blamed for a failing mission that he had not even commanded. Later, Churchill was cleared of any wrong doings in the case.16

9.) Bailey, Eva, Churchill ( Landsdowne Place, 1981.)Pg.10

"The Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin."18

2.) Bailey, Eva, Churchill ( Landsdowne Place, 1981.)Pg. 8

In 1963 a great honor was bestowed on Churchill. He was made an honorary citizen of the United States.20 This pleased Churchill very much and since his mother was American it was considered appropriate. Churchill passed the age of 90 and on January 24th 1965 his strength was finally diminished. His death signified the passing of a great man. Winston Churchill was given a State Funeral, an honor bestowed on few outside the Royal Family. He was also given a twenty-one gun salute.21

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