John Lithgow as Winston Churchill in The Crown CREDIT: ALEX BAILEY/NETFLIX
John Lithgow plays Winston Churchill in a new Netflix original series, The Crown. Written by Peter Morgan (The Queen), the series follows the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 to the present day. The series is expected to span 60 episodes over 6 seasons, with Claire Foy playing the Queen in the early part of her reign. The Crown will be the most expensive show made by Netflix and the first to be filmed in the U.K.
The wait is over, Churchill’s Secret will premiere on Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 8/7c. Starring Michael Gambon, Lindsay Duncan and Romola Garai. This is a one-night television event on Masterpiece, PBS.
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This stereoscope card is a photographic image of Churchill as a war correspondent during the Boer War. It was produced in 1900 by an American manufacturer, the Keystone View Company, as part of their Boer War images series. This stereoscope card is highly prized amongst Churchilliana collectors. It is one of the earliest career images of WSC. Also, while other cards from Keystone’s Boer War series are readily available on the open market, it is very difficult to obtain and seldom appears at auction.
Laid to rest: Sir Winston Churchill’s coffin is placed on to a train on the day of his state funeral, January 30, 1965. These pictures were released to mark the 50th anniversary of his passing
If you could have dinner with one person who is no longer with us, and whose obituary was published in The New York Times, who would it be?
Tom Brokaw said he would dine with Winston Churchill, who led England to victory during World War II. (To continue reading, click on the Source link below.)
This political leaflet is from the 1899 Oldham by-election. It was here that a young man named Winston Churchill stood as a candidate for the first time and began an astonishing political career. Churchill and his fellow Conservative candidate lost this by-election but a year later Winston returned from his adventures as a war correspondent in South Africa to win the Oldham seat at a general election dominated by the issue of the Boer War.
A blue plaque outside Oldham Town Hall now marks the spot where Churchill made his first speech as an MP in 1900. However his subsequent defection to the Liberal Party caused much ill-feeling in the town and ensured that he did not attempt to defend his seat at the next general election.
England’s first polymer banknote, a new £5 featuring the image of Winston Churchill, will be formally introduced by the Bank of England this Thursday, June 2. The launch will be held at Blenheim Palace, Churchill’s birthplace in Oxfordshire, and will be in circulation by September. Paper banknotes are set to be phased out entirely by 2020
Carrying Hollywood celebrities like Greta Garbo and Clark Gable, royalty like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and dignitaries like Winston Churchill, the Queen Mary was one of the most magnificent ocean liners in the world.
However, only three years after her maiden voyage, the Queen Mary was commandeered as a troopship. In 1939 she was painted in camouflage grey and divested of her opulent creature comforts. Nicknamed the “Grey Ghost,” the Queen Mary was the largest and fastest troopship to sail, transporting as many as 16,000 troops at 30 knots—34 mph.
Though Adolph Hitler offered $250,000 and the Iron Cross to any U-boat captain that could sink her, Winston Churchill still considered the Queen Mary his headquarters at sea. He was a passenger three times during World War II, along with his dedicated bodyguard, Walter Thompson, at his side. Avoiding German U-boats, the ship sailed in a zigzag course and under blackout conditions.
After WWII, the Queen Mary went through a 10-month long renovation to be restored to her original glory. On July 21, 1947, regular passenger service across the Atlantic Ocean was reinstated, and continued to serve the public for nearly two more decades.
Retired in 1967, the Queen Mary is now a living landmark and hotel in Long Beach, California. This week there will be several onboard events commemorating the 80th anniversary of her maiden voyage.
Produced by the Queen Mary, this excellent video gives us a unique glimpse into the illustrious era of the Queen Mary and Winston Churchill.
John Lithgow as Winston Churchill in The Crown CREDIT: ALEX BAILEY/NETFLIX
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