Facts about Winston Churchill

Today I decided to learn about Winston Churchill who was the British prime minister who helped to lead us to victory during World War 2. 



Winston Churchill was born on the 30th of November 1874.



He died on the 24th January 1965.



He was 90 years old when he died.



Winston Churchill died of a stroke.



He became prime minister for the second time in 1951 when he was 77 years old.



Winston Churchill was related to Princess Diana. 



He wrote a number of historical books and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953.





He was named an honorary citizen of the United States.



Churchill married Clementine Hozier in 1908. They had five children including four daughters and one son.



Winston did not do well in school as a child. He also had trouble getting into the Royal Military College. Although, once in, he finished near the top of his class.



He was not healthy during World War II. He had a heart attack in 1941 and pneumonia in 1943.



He is remembered for successfully leading Britain in world war 2 (ww2).



Winston Churchill served in the british army 1893-1924



Winston Churchill supported the NHS



His funeral was the largest funeral at the time



Representatives from 112 countries attended his funeral.



There is a wreath and note from Queen Elizabeth on his grave in Bladon.





Winston Churchill was famous for his speeches. Here are a few of his famous quotes:



In a speech criticizing the appeasement of Hitler, he said "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor, and you will have war."


He also said of appeasement: "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."


In his first speech as Prime Minister he said "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat."


~ Ella x

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