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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Portrays the ambitious, brave, and arrogant English family that gave the world Winston Churchill, describing generations of ancestors who were reckless womanizers but also triumphant military leaders all saddled with the upkeep of the family palace, Blenheim.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune. She was also deeply in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to fulfill her social ambitions and marry an English Duke. Leaving her life in America, she came to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home-Blenheim Palace.The ninth Duchess gives unique first-hand insight into life at the very pinnacle...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It is the summer of 1953 and Nurse Appleyard is rushed to a secret location where she discovers her patient is Winston Churchill, the elderly Prime Minister. Churchill has suffered a stroke and may not last the weekend. As Churchill's wife and family gather at his bedside, long-buried tensions rise to the surface.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Spanning two centuries and three generations, The Churchills chronicles the public and private lives of one of Britain's most celebrated political dynasties and the 20th-century statesman whose remarkable achievements brought glory to his nation and family name.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins, Winston and Clementine Churchill's daughters each had a unique relationship with their famous father. Rachel Trethewey's biography, The Churchill Sisters, tells their story. Bright, attractive and well-connected, in any other family the Churchill girls - Diana, Sarah, Marigold and Mary - would have shone. But they were not in another family, they were Churchills, and neither they nor anyone else...
11) Churchill & son
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The intimate, untold story of Winston Churchill's enduring yet volatile bond with his only son, Randolph"--
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the 50-year marriage of John and Sarah Churchill, the first Churchills to make their mark on British history. John was a handsome and charismatic general who won the battles that shaped the future of England. Sarah was a fiery beauty whose passion and intellect made her a favorite at court and won the undying devotion of her husband. The turbulent history of 17th century England is seen through the eyes of Sarah, and are filtered...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A far-reaching history of the intertwined personal and public lives of the Churchills and the Kennedys discusses their respective family views, how they overcame bitter differences to unite against Hitler and the enduring influence of their collaborations.
