![]() He later commented: "Solitary trees if they grow at all, grow strong. He was a neglected child, even by the standards of aristocratic families of the time. His childhood was largely spent in the nursery and he rarely saw his parents. From 1876 to 1880 he was brought up surrounded by servants amongst the splendors of the British ascendancy in Ireland." (2)Ĭhurchill's relationship with his parents was typical of upper-class Victorian children. For the whole of his life he remained an aristocrat at heart, deeply devoted to the interests of his family and drawing the majority of his friends and social acquaintances from the elite. (1)Ĭlive Ponting, the author of Winston Churchill (1994) has pointed out: "Winston Churchill was born into the small, immensely influential and wealthy circle that still dominated English politics and society. His father was the third son of the seventh duke and a descendant of John Churchill, first duke of Marlborough. Winston Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace, on 30th November, 1874, just seven and a half months after his parents, Randolph Churchill, a Conservative politician and Jennie Jerome, the daughter of Leonard Jerome, a New York businessman, were married. ![]() Winston Churchill and 1945 General Election. ![]()
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