Winston Churchill: The Real Man

"either the country will break the General Strike, or the General Strike will break the country and claimed that the fascism of Benito Mussolini had” – Winston Churchill

Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill who is also known for his short name as Winston Churchill was Born on 30^th day of November 1874 in a room in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. Winston was born two months prematurely. Winston Churchill was born into aristocratic Spencer family, similar to his father; Winston Churchill used Churchill as his surname in public life. In 1817, his ancestor George Spencer had transformed his surname to Spencer-Churchill when he became Duke of Marlborough to give emphasis to his descent from John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough. Winston's father was Lord Randolph Churchill, the third son of John Spencer-Churchill and was the 7th Duke of Marlborough. His father was a politician and his mother is Lady Randolph Churchill (née Jennie Jerome) was the daughter of American millionaire Leonard Jerome.

"Anyone can rat, but it takes a certain ingenuity to re-rat." – Winston Churchill

When Winston reached two to six year old, he lived in Dublin. His grandfather was chosen Viceroy and who had Churchill's father as his private secretary. During this time, his mother gives birth to his one and only brother, John Strange Spencer-Churchill in Ireland. When he was still young, Winston is fond of watching military parades pass in the Vice Regal Lodge which was now as Aras a Uachtaráin, the official residence of the President of Ireland, because of that he was fascinated in militarism. Winston's earliest endeavours at education happened in Dublin. An instructor tried to educate him reading, writing and arithmetic. 'Reading Without Tears' was the title of the first book Winston had read. His Nanny Mrs Everest was his confidante, nurse and mother and they used up many happy hours playing in the Phoenix Park.

His Love of his life and his Family

"I will not pretend that, if I had to choose between communism and Nazism, I would choose communism" – Winston Churchill

Churchill met Clementine Hozier, his wife now in 1904 at the ball in Crewe House, home of the Earl of Crewe. Crewe is the wife of Margaret Primrose, the daughter of Archibald Primrose, the 5th Earl of Rosebery. In the year 1908, Churchill and Clementine met again at a dinner party hosted by Lady St Helier. Churchill found himself seated beside Clementine and they soon began a lifetime romance. In the 10^th day of August 1908, Churchill proposed a marriage to Clementine during a house party at Blenheim Palace, in a small Temple of Diana.

In that the same year, 12^th day September, Churchill and Clementine got married in St. Margaret's, Westminster. The church was completed with the Bishop of St Asaph were conducted the service. The newly couple spent their honeymoon at Highgrove House in Eastcote. In March 1909, the couple moved to a house at 33 Eccleston Square. In 11^th day of July 1909, Winston and Clementine got their first child named Diana, she was born in London. After giving birth, Clementine went to Sussex for her recovery, while Diana stayed in London with her Nanny. On 28 May 1911, their second child was born named Randolph, who was born at 33 Eccleston Square.

Sarah was their third child; she was born on 7 October 1914 at Admiralty House. The birth was striking with nervousness for Clementine because Winston had been sent to Antwerp by the Cabinet to "stiffen the resistance of the beleaguered city" after news that the Belgians proposed to surrender in the town. On 15 November 1918, four days after the official end of the World War I, Clementine gave birth to her fourth child named Marigold Frances Churchill. August 1921, the Churchills' children were entrusted to a French nursery professor in Kent named Mlle Rose.

Clementine, in the meantime, travelled to Eaton Hall to play tennis with the 2nd Duke of Westminster Hugh Grosvenor and his family. While still under the care of Mlle Rose, their fourth child Marigold got sick and was reported to have recovered from the sickness. As the illness development with only just any notice, it crooked into septicaemia. With the advice from her landlady, Rose sent a report to Clementine. On the other hand, the illness wasn’t having improvement for Marigold. On 23 August 1921, the simple illness turned into fatal. And Marigold was died and buried in the Kensal Green Cemetery three days later after her death.

"Go down in history as the man who restored honour and peace of mind to the great Germanic nation and brought it back serene, helpful and strong to the forefront of the European family circle." – Winston Churchill

15^th day of September 1922, Clementine give birth for the last time with a little girl named Mary. Late month of 1965, the Churchills bought Chartwell, which would be Winston's home until his death.

His Favourite Friend

"She had been my dearest and most intimate friend during the whole of the twenty years I had lived." – Winston Churchill

Churchill truly has a mind of militarism, in fact in 1895; Churchill went to Cuba to observe the Spanish fight the Cuban guerrillas. He had found an assignment to write about the clash from the Daily Graphic. To his enthused, along his twenty-first birthday, he came under fire for the first time. He had warm-hearted reminiscences of Cuba as a "...large, rich, beautiful island..." While he was there, he soon obtained a taste for Havana cigars. Because of that, he smoked for the rest of his life. When he was in New York, he resided at the home of Bourke Cockran which was he knew that Bourke was an admirer of his mother. Bourke was a well-known American politician and a member of the House of Representatives there. He deeply influenced Churchill in his move towards oratory and politics and cheering a love of America.

As the time passed by, while spending time in America, he received a letter telling him that his Nanny Mrs Everest was dying. He immediately returned to England and stayed to his Nanny for a week until Mrs Everest died. Winston wrote in his journal saying “She was my favourite friend." "She had been my dearest and most intimate friend during the whole of the twenty years I had lived." He truly loves his Nanny, he never asks for more about her. He feel loved when he is with his Nanny.

The Protector

"You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and you will have war." – Winston Churchill

Even during the time Churchill was protesting against Indian independence, he received official and or else secret information. Year 1932, Churchill's fellow citizen which was Major Desmond Morton with Ramsay MacDonald's approval offer Churchill information on German air power. Since 1930 onwards, Morton headed a section of the Committee of Imperial Defence charged with investigating the defence attentiveness of other nations. The secretary of State for Air, Lord Swinton and with Baldwin's support, in 1934 gave Churchill access to official and otherwise secret information.

Swinton did so; knowing Churchill would remain a detractor of the government but believing that an informed detractor was better than one relying on rumour and hearsay. Churchill was a violent detractor of Neville Chamberlain's conciliation of Adolf Hitler and in a speech to the House of Commons. He frankly and prophetically stated, "You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour, and you will have war." He was a very militarism; he never turned back against his opponent, he was certified critic for the good of the Government and for his family.