* ARCHIVE: MY EARLY LIFE: GLOSSARY

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Oldesq wrote:
Timbuktu,

I am a huge believer in connections- I think this is one of the most important reasons for everyone to try to learn as much as they can, every day that they can.

Although I had parents who were great readers and passed that love on to their large clan, and I attended good schools, I somehow missed out on many authors that people take for granted. I can't imagine why as I was always in honors English - but I think I fell into a swing of the pendulum when popular modern (and rightfully short-lived) fiction was highlighted in the high school curriculum. Why, I specifically recall in my 20s reading a Doonesbury comic strip that had the line, "It was the best of times . . . . " and thinking to myself that I have got to find out where that line is from because obviously it was assumed that the comic reading public would know the reference. In great embarrassment I asked the local librarian about the quote- and thus, my introduction to the wonderful world of Dickens- really, I had not met the man before (although I knew he wrote the Christmas Carol). Can you imagine- I never would have read any Dickens absent that comic reference.

I always feel that there are so many more worlds, voices and new things to learn. Thanks entirely to you all and B&N -part of that yearning is satisfied through this board!




You are not alone Oldesq..many of us are in the same boat. And it was never too late to meet Dickens; I still reread him now and find something new each time.

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TIMBUKTU RESPONDED TO OLDESQ:

Oldesq wrote:
Timbuktu,

I am a huge believer in connections- I think this is one of the most important reasons for everyone to try to learn as much as they can, every day that they can.

Although I had parents who were great readers and passed that love on to their large clan, and I attended good schools, I somehow missed out on many authors that people take for granted. I can't imagine why as I was always in honors English - but I think I fell into a swing of the pendulum when popular modern (and rightfully short-lived) fiction was highlighted in the high school curriculum. Why, I specifically recall in my 20s reading a Doonesbury comic strip that had the line, "It was the best of times . . . . " and thinking to myself that I have got to find out where that line is from because obviously it was assumed that the comic reading public would know the reference. In great embarrassment I asked the local librarian about the quote- and thus, my introduction to the wonderful world of Dickens- really, I had not met the man before (although I knew he wrote the Christmas Carol). Can you imagine- I never would have read any Dickens absent that comic reference.

I always feel that there are so many more worlds, voices and new things to learn. Thanks entirely to you all and B&N -part of that yearning is satisfied through this board!




I am so impressed that you asked the librarian. Most people would have avoided that. It's your curiosity and intelligence that found the answer. No one can know everything. Confession, I have not read Dickens! I've started his books many times. I suppose that's why I DO know the source of that line! LOL! And the movie, of course!

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TIMBUKTU RESPONDED TO BENTLEY:

bentley wrote:

Timbuktu1 wrote:

bentley wrote:

Timbuktu1 wrote:
Do you find that everything is related? I'm reading Go Down Moses by Faulkner. In The Bear, he writes about how the heart is a better guide than the head. Hmmm, sounded familiar! Churchill said the same thing in my nighttime reading! Don't you just love the way he handled Plato? Religion? Not sure I agree with his opinions on metaphysics. I do think everything is rooted in experience... I think...I may change my mind.. LOL!



I think Churchill compensated for the areas of learning he missed; most likely sensing that some options were closed to him because of things he failed to do or attain. I think though that Churchill got the better of the deal in many ways despite his faulty start. Churchill had great depth and compassion.



I was thinking about that psychiatrist's analysis of him. It made a lot of sense. However, perhaps this is why there are no more "heroes". His great accomplishment and character was explained away as a psychological neediness. It makes me kind of sad.

Interestingly Faulkner was self-educated as well.

I was just listening to Churchill's


description of his relationship to alcohol. On the literature and


life board there's a thread on this. In fact, Churchill's name came

up as an example of someone who could survive to an old age although

he was a drinker. Connections!



There

are many connections; we are all part of humanity and all of us are

interconnected in some way; there was a play called the Six Degrees

of Separation.

I think we are all needy in some way don't you

think; we all have our hot buttons and our self doubts. I have never

met anyone who didn't have something. I think his self education



made him great as did Ben Franklin's. He did drink and like fine food



that is for sure; and it did not appear that he had a svelte figure

either as he got older.



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I loved
"Six Degrees of Separation" and of course it's become part of the language. They call ours "the information age" and I often think of that. How each person processes so many and varied bytes of information in his own personal way and comes out with individual ideas. With the population of the world growing it seems that progress will increase accordingly. I guess I'm in an optimistic mood today!

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BENTLEY RESPONDED TO TIMBUKTU:

Timbuktu stated:

I loved "Six Degrees of Separation" and of course it's become part of the language. They call ours "the information age" and I often think of that. How each person processes so many and varied bytes of information in his own personal way and comes out with individual ideas. With the population of the world growing it seems that progress will increase accordingly. I guess I'm in an optimistic mood today!


Hey optimism is a great thing. We can only hope.

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CHURCHILL CENTRE JOURNAL:

Interesting journal on Churchill produced by the Churchill Centre; it evens mention a lost watch given to him by his father; from what I am reading losing things was a lifelong habit of Winston.

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/files...

After thinking about it for awhile, the lost watch story almost has developed a life of its own like folklore; everybody seems to have a slightly different version and it is always mentioned.

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HISTORY OF HARROW SCHOOL:

History of Harrow School - book - Welldon is mentioned

http://books.google.com/books?id=Jwa8...

British History On Line:

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/repo...

History:

http://www.answers.com/topic/harrow-s...

Regarding Headmaster/President of Harrow: James Edward Cowell Welldon

http://www.answers.com/topic/james-ed...

Regarding Successor to Welldon (Cyril Norwood)

http://www.answers.com/topic/cyril-no...

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RUBIN INTERVIEW: INTERESTING:

http://www.booknotes.org/Transcript/?...

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CHURCHILL'S BODYGUARD:

Churchill's bodyguard for 18 years was Walter Thompson. The CDs (Churchill's Bodyguard) are superb with exceptional footage of Churchill.

Very worthwhile.

Somewhat pricey but terrific.

http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/C...

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BENTLEY POSTED:


bentley wrote:
Churchill's bodyguard for 18 years was Walter Thompson. The CDs (Churchill's Bodyguard) are superb with exceptional footage of Churchill.

Very worthwhile.

Somewhat pricey but terrific.

http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/C...



Just discovered that you can download the above from Unbox Video (the other on line dot com)if you would like to rent it versus buy.

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BENTLEY POSTED:

bentley wrote:

bentley wrote:
Churchill's bodyguard for 18 years was Walter Thompson. The CDs (Churchill's Bodyguard) are superb with exceptional footage of Churchill.

Very worthwhile.

Somewhat pricey but terrific.

http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/C...



Just discovered that you can download the above from Unbox Video (the other on line dot com)if you would like to rent it versus buy.



I purchased Churchill's Bodyguard at my local B&N store where I must have by now helped them put on a new wing; however, like I said the footage is terrific and can be downloaded and rented on another site where they have Unbox Video. I just finished Episode 1: Walter Meets Winston and Episode 2: Lawrence and Walter Save the Day. Both were terrific with the actual footage of many events of that time period. Thompson was WSC's bodyguard from 1921 for 18 years. Thompson in his younger years looked a little like the latest James Bond (Daniel Craig). At the beginning they try to make it sound spy like or like a Perry Mason opening; but after you get by that; the footage and the history are super. You also learn a lot about all of the peripheral folks who interacted with Winston during that time period and other world leaders and generals, etc. The line up of all of the four DVDs is outstanding. As I get deeper into this production, I have been impressed. Great archival footage.

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CHURCHILL'S BODYGUARD (GUARDING THE BULLDOG)

Guarding the Bulldog:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life...

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TIMBUKTU POSTED:

Netflix has several Churchill DVD's. I just received my first one but have not viewed it so I can't say whether or not it's any good.

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BENTLEY RESPONDED TO TIMBUKTU:

Timbuktu1 wrote:
Netflix has several Churchill DVD's. I just received my first one but have not viewed it so I can't say whether or not it's any good.



Thank you Timbuktu. I will check that out as well; let us know which ones you think are worthwhile.

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PUBLISHED WORKS ABOUT LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL:

Lady Randolph Churchill:

1. American Jennie: The Remarkable Life of Lady Randolph Churchill by Anne Sebba

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Amer...

2. Dark Lady: Winston Churchill’s Mother and her World by Charles Higham

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Dark...

3. American Women in Gilded Age London: Expatriates Rediscovered by Jane S. Gabin

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Amer...

4. Fortune’s Daughters: The Extravagant Lives of the Jerome Sisters: Jennie Churchill, Clara Frewen and Leonie Leslie by Elizabeth Kehoe

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Fort...

5. The Titled American: Three American Sisters and the British Aristocratic World into which they Married by Elizabeth Kehoe

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

6. Becoming Winston Churchill, The Untold Story of Young Winston and His American Mentor by Michael McMenamin, Curt J. Zoller, Curt Zoller

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Beco...

The above book looks rather interesting because it really deals with a mentor that Winston Churchill had because of the relationship his mother Lady Churchill had with Bourke Cockran.

7. The Reminiscences of Lady Randolph Churchill by Mrs. George Cornwallis-West

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Remi...

8. Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill by Ralph G. Martin, Dick Estelle

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Jenn...

9. Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill by Ralph G. Martin Volume 2

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Jenn...

10. Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill Vol I: The Romantic Years 1854-1895

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Jenn...

11. Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill: A Portrait with Letters by Peregrine Churchill

12. Lady Randolph Churchill: The Story of Jennie Jerome by Anita Leslie

Folks, I am sure that there are many others; but these are the ones that I have found so far. Please feel free to add to the list; if there are books or any publications in other media forms, movies, etc.

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PUBLISHED WORKS ABOUT LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL:

Interestingly enough, there are far fewer books about Lord Randolph Churchill than about his Ladyship.

a) Winston Churchill wrote a two volume work about his father Lord Randolph:

Lord Randolph Churchill by Winston Churchill: Volume One and Volume 2

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Lord...

It appears that only volume 1 is available from Barnes and Noble.

b) Lord Roseberry wrote a work about Lord Randolph:

Lord Randolph Churchill by Lord Roseberry

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Lord...

c) Lord Randolph Churchill by Robert Rhodes James

Not found at Barnes and Noble

d) Lord Randolph Churchill by R. F. Foster (only reprints on B&N)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Lord...

e) Speeches of the Right Honorable Lord Randolph Churchill put together by Louis J. Jennings

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Spee...

Barnes and Noble seems to have only volume 2; no entry about volume 1

f) The Chamberlains, the Churchills and Ireland by Ian Chambers

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Cham...

Readers: I am sure that there are countless other publications but these seem to be the only ones that are noted on Barnes and Noble. If other titles can be found elsewhere, please note the titles and author in the glossary. I was a little surprised that there were so little.

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BOOKS, SPEECHES, ETC. BY WINSTON S. CHURCHILL:

FOR THOSE OF YOU INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT WINSTON CHURCHILL:

Here is a listing of books, speeches etc. written by Winston Churchill plus a Connoisser's Guide to the works of Churchill.

I have cited urls when available from B&N; works are listed in the order of publication date or time period.

Hope this helps:

Bentley

Books authored by Sir Winston Churchill

The first book is a connoisseur’s guide to the books of Sir Winston Churchill: Produced in association with the Churchill Center.

1. A Connoisseur’s Guide to the Books of Sir Winston Churchill: Produced in association with the Churchill Center) by Richard M. Langworth

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/book...

The following books were authored by Winston Churchill and are listed in the order of their publishing date and/or time period.

1. The Story of the Malakind Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War by Sir Winston S. Churchill (1898)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Stor...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

2. The River War by Winston S. Churchill (1899)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Rive...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

3. Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania by Winston S. Churchill (1899)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Savr...

4. London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria by Winston S. Churchill (1900)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Lond...

5. Ian Hamilton’s March (The Boer War) by Winston S. Churchill (1900)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Ian-...

6. Mr. Brodrick’s Army by Winston S. Churchill (1903)

7. Lord Randolph Churchill (Collected Works of Sir Winston Churchill (2 volumes) by Sir Winston Churchill (1906)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Lord...

8. For Free Trade by Winston S. Churchill (1906)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/For-...

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MORE BOOKS, SPEECHES BY WINSTON S. CHURCHILL:

9. My African Journey by Winston S. Churchill (1908)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/My-A...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/My-A...

10. Liberalism and the Social Problem: A Collection of Early Speeches as a Member of Parliament by Winston Spencer Churchill (1909)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Libe...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Libe...

11. The People’s Rights (Collected works of Sir Winston Churchill) by Sir Winston Churchill (1910)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

12. The World Crisis, 1911-1918 by Sir Winston Churchill (1923-1931)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/book...

13. My Early Life: 1874 – 1904 by Winston S. Churchill (1930)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/My-E...

14. India by Sir Winston Churchill (1931)

No listing in Barnes and Noble; no listing in reprint services

15. Thoughts and Adventures by Winston Churchill (1932)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Thou...

Currently out of stock at B&N (try Churchill Centre)

16. Marlborough: His Life and Times, Book One by Winston S. Churchill
Note: There are actually Four Volumes in the original work; not sure what volumes are available; in this instance I found that Book One was available from one source.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Marl...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Marl...

17. Great Contemporaries of Winston S. Churchill by Winston S. Churchill (1937)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Grea...

18. Step by Step 1936 – 1939 by Winston S. Churchill (1939)

No listing found.

19. Blood, Sweat and Tears – Speeches (originally: Into Battle) by Winston S. Churchill (compiled the works of Winston – done by Randolph S. Churchill (1941)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Bloo...

20. The Unrelenting Struggle: War Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill C.H., M.P. by Winston S. Churchill (compiler Charles Eade) (1942)

Not found on B&N.

21. End of the Beginning: War Speeches (Essay Index Reprint Series) by Winston S. Churchill (1943)

Not found on B&N

22. Onwards to Victory: War Speeches..1943 by Winston S. Churchill (1944)

Not found on B&N

23. The Dawn of Liberation by Winston S. Churchill (1945)

Out of stock at B&N
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

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CONT'D MORE BOOKS, SPEECHES, BY WINSTON S. CHURCHILL:

24. Onward to Victory – War Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill C.H., M.P., 1943 Compiled by Charles Eade (946)

Not found on B&N.

25. The War Speeches of the Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill – Three Volume Set – Compiled by Charles Eade (1940-1945)

Not found on B&N.

26. Secret Session Speeches by Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill (1945)

Not found on B&N.

27. The Second World War (Six Volume Boxed Set) by Winston S. Churchill (1948-1953)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Gath...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Thei...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Seco...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Gran...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Triu...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Hing...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Clos...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/book...

28. Sinews of Peace: a Collection of Post-War Speeches by Winston Churchill (1948)

Not found on B&N.

29. Painting as a Pastime (Essay) – by Winston S. Churchill – Essay originally published in 1921 then finally made book form 37 years later (1948)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Pain...

Currently out of stock at B&N.

30. Europe Unite – Speeches 1947 and 1948 (1950)

Not found on B&N.

31. In the Balance: Speeches 1949 and 1950 by Winston Churchill (1951)

Not found on B&N.

32. Stemming the Tide: Speeches 1951 and 1952 by Winston Churchill (1953)

Not found on B&N.

33. A History of the English Speaking Peoples (Birth of Britain: New World; Age of Revolution; Great Democracies, Four (4) Volume Set by Winston S. Churchill (1956-58)

However: there were excerpted titles from this work which include the following:
The American Civil War (1961)
The Island Race (1964)
The Blenheim (School) Edition (1965-66)
Heroes of History (1968)
Joan of Arc (1969)
The Great Republic: The History of America

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Birt...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...

34. Frontiers and Wars: His Four Early Books Covering His Life as Soldier and War Correspondent – Edited into One Volume by Winston S. Churchill (1962)

Note: This is actually a distillation of his first four war books, the Malakind Field
Force, River War, London to Ladysmith and Ian Hamilton’s March.

Out of Stock at B&N.

p://search.barnesandnoble.com/Frontiers-a...

35. Young Winston’s Wars: The Original Dispatches of Winston S. Churchill: War Correspondent – 1897- 1900 by Winston S. Churchill (Edited by Frederick Woods) (1972)

Out of stock at B&N.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Youn...

36. If I Lived My Life Again by Winston S. Churchill (1974)

Not found at B&N.

37. Winston S. Churchill: his complete speeches, 1897 – 1963 by Winston S. Churchill (1974)

Out of stock at B&N

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Wins...

38. The Dream by Winston S. Churchill (1987)

39. The Chartwell Bulletins: January-June 1935 by Winston S. Churchill (1989)

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Char...

Out of stock at B&N.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

1. Never Give In by Winston S. Churchill

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Neve...

2. Memoirs of the Second World War by Winston S. Churchill

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Memo...

3. D-Day: The Strategy, The Men, The Equipment by Winston S. Churchill

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/D-Da...

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Re: MY EARLY LIFE~~Winston Churchill on Youtube (Finest Hour Speech) AUDIO AND PRINTED TEXT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKDGM...

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Re: MY EARLY LIFE~~Youtube (We Shall Fight on the Beaches) AUDIO AND PRINTED TEXT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6llT2Z...

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Re: MY EARLY LIFE~~Youtube (Winston Churchill 1940 video) VIDEO

ACTUAL FOOTAGE:

VERY SHORT BUT GOOD FOOTAGE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgfdy5...

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Re: MY EARLY LIFE~~Youtube (BLOOD SWEAT TEARS TOIL, MAY 13, 1940 SPEECH)

Speech given to the House of Commons in May 13, 1940 after being asked to take charge.

Recorded by Churchill afterwards; famous parliamentary speech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc11z3...

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Youtube FUNERAL SERVICE


PART ONE: (INDEPENDANT TELEVISION)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKUSoR...

PART TWO: FUNERAL SERVICE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jK4N0e...

PART THREE: FUNERAL SERVICE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=992sBa...

PART FOUR: FUNERAL SERVICE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgDb-...

PART FIVE: FUNERAL SERVICE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Amarx...

PART SIX: FUNERAL SERVICE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmCCn2...

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Re: Youtube Winston Churchill Speech in Scotland

Some footage and audio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1izsTZ...

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Re: Youtube Winston Churchill - Inspirational Quotes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnPyye...

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Re: Youtube Interesting enactment by Richard Burton playing Winston Churchill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5bJbV...

When the King summoned Churchill to form a government.

Message Edited by bentley on 07-12-2008 04:50 PM

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Re: MY EARLY LIFE~~GLOSSARY (People, Places, Events, Things)

January 25, 1965 - London: The Times actual article and pages from newspaper:

Winston Churchill's obituary and announcement:


www.mishalov.com/ churchill-obit.html

Note: the url needs to copied and then pasted in its entirety

Message Edited by bentley on 07-16-2008 10:20 PM

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TEACHING COMPANY COURSE ON CHURCHILL

This looks mighty interesting:

http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/coursedes...

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BATTLE OF OMDURMAN:

Battle of Omdurman:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_o...


The River War:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rive...




Message Edited by bentley on 07-31-2008 04:15 AM

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Re: MY EARLY LIFE~~HERE IN AMERICA - CHURCHILL BOOKS

NEW YORK CITY LOCATION:
http://www.churchillbooks.com/guide.cfm

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CHURCHILL AND THE BOER WAR - POSTED BY VIRGINIA:

I stumbled across these links as I was researching an education curriculum question in history. While these may be for high school age or so, if you want a simple, basic explanation of Churchill and the Boer War, you can try these:

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/...

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/...

I couldn't find another appropriate spot to post these.

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WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION:

War of the Spanish Succession: Marlborough (John Churchill) was the commander in chief of the Allied Forces of Britain, Holland and Austria:

History of THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION
History of THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION including Spain's distant cousins, Partition treaties and wills, Europe takes sides, Fortunes of war, ...
www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/ PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad06 - 50k -Cached - Similar pages

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JOHN CHURCHILL:

John Churchill deserts his Catholic King during the Glorious Revolution of 1688 (Marlborough)

The Open Door Web Site : History : The "Glorious Revolution" of 1688
The "Glorious Revolution" was over, without a shot having been fired. ... On the 6th February 1689, William and Mary were declared king and queen of England ...
www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/c... - 22k - Cached - Similar pages

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BATTLE OF BLENHEIM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_o...

This is the battle that won for Winston Churchill's ancestor (Duke of Marlborough) the building of Blenheim Palace.

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I might have mentioned this before but I rented a Jack Paar DVD to relax and it was all about Churchill. They mentioned that there is a Churchill centre in Missouri. I'd never heard of this before. They took an English church, stone by stone and transported it to Missouri and made it into a Churchill Centre. Has anyone ever heard of this? I'd love to see it.

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Response to Message 85 posted by Vanessa:

Bentley responded:

Vanessa, I had never heard of it until you brought it up. I looked for it on the internet and I think this is it:

http://www.literarytraveler.com/autho...

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Great article! I'm going there!
It's so funny because after spending so much time on Churchill I wanted a break. I wanted to zone out. So I rented this Jack Paar DVD from about l962. The entire thing was about Churchill. Richard Burton was on explaining how his great Hamlet performance evolved from listening to Churchill's delivery. Churchill saw his Hamlet and then asked that when they recorded his speeches, Burton read them. Then there was a long and painful interview with a drunken Randolph. And there was an appeal for funds for this Churchill Centre.

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Response to message 87:

Isn't that strange Vanessa; you cannot get away from Churchill..let us know how the visit goes; it does sound great doesn't it.

Glad you liked the article. I think I will try to rent that DVD if it is on Netflix.

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