I’m yet to find a historical figure that fascinates me more than Winston Churchill. He was a family man and a statesman. He was a prisoner of war during the Second Anglo-Boer War, fought in World War I and was a crucial figure in toppling the wicked Nazi machine during World War II. He was no stranger to drink, and his morning baths were usually followed by what his daughter called the “Papa Cocktail”: a glass of water with a dash of Johnnie Walker. He valued hobbies. He sharpened his perception and perspective through painting and painted more than 500 paintings. In the slow and methodical process of bricklaying, he found an unconventional source of relaxation. He wrote more than 40 books for which he received the Nobel Prize in literature. But today, I’m focusing on only one aspect of this intriguing man: his skills as an orator.
Congratulations on this excellent piece of research Robert. Yes, he was a great orator who managed to stir up the stoic Brits. His sonorous voice added to it. However not my favourite historic figure. He badly blundered in the Dardanelles, his treatment of women was, to say the least disappointing... I recently read a biography of his long-suffering wife and only last week a biography on Nancy Astor - they could not tolerate one another. Keep up this very stimulating blog.
Congratulations on this excellent piece of research Robert. Yes, he was a great orator who managed to stir up the stoic Brits. His sonorous voice added to it. However not my favourite historic figure. He badly blundered in the Dardanelles, his treatment of women was, to say the least disappointing... I recently read a biography of his long-suffering wife and only last week a biography on Nancy Astor - they could not tolerate one another. Keep up this very stimulating blog.