Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace on November 30th in 1874. When Churchill was about two him and his parents, Randolph and Jennie, moved to Ireland. Lord Randolph became an unofficial sectary to his father, the Duke of Marlborough. In 1882 Churchill entered in St. George’s School and two years later enters in The Misses Thompson’s school. And in 1888 Churchill entered Harrow School. He was good at fencing, swimming, English history and rifle shooting.
On January 1st, 1891 when Churchill was 17 he told a friend, Murland Evans, ‘I tell you I shall be in command of the defenses of London… in the high position I shall occupy, it will fall to me to save the Capital and save the Empire’. Churchill attended Royal Military College, Sandhurst. It took him three attempts to be enrolled, but finally, he passed and became a cavalry cadet. After just one year at the Royal Military
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He discussed war strategies with the President, Franklin Roosevelt. While Churchill was staying at the White House he and Roosevelt became good friends. After Churchill’s stay at the White House, he and Roosevelt joined Soviet Premiere Joseph Stalin for the Yalta Conference. They battled each other over if Germany was to be divided into communist and non-communist. This was one of many factors leading to the Cold War. Although Churchill was a great leader during World War II, he lost the general election in the United Kingdom to Clement Atlee. But, a few years later Churchill is elected prime minister, defeating Clement Atlee. He switched from the Liberal Party to the Conservative Party, focusing on domestic affairs. However, maintaining a close relationship with the United States. In 1955 Churchill retired from prime minister after having a second stroke. He developed speaking and walking difficulties and had another stroke after he retired. On January 24, 1965, Churchill died at the age of 90. He had the largest state funeral in