Here you can see the notes for Churchill’s speech, which was broadcast on 8 May 1945...

In June 1940, Churchill made two more trips to France to try to persuade the French to fight on But Hitler continued his advance into Paris and France surrendered on 17...

In the First World War Clementine surprised herself with her ability to organise canteens for Munitions workers on behalf of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YCMA) In the Second World War she...

Churchill was prepared to risk his own personal safety, too, in the interests of winning the war So great was Churchill’s desire to be in on the action – and to...

Of the ‘big three’ Allied leaders (the others were Stalin and Roosevelt), it was Churchill who did the most travelling during the Second World War, to keep up the necessary discussions,...

In 1943, it was calculated that he’d travelled 110,000 miles by ship or plane since the beginning of the war Before his speech to the British troops in Carthage, for example, he’d...

Only the intervention of King George VI prevented Churchill going to observe the D-Day landings on 6 June from a battle cruiser But a few days later, with battles still being...

Churchill continued to tempt fate, even as the war drew to a close In March 1945, the Germans were in retreat By 10 March, the Allies were on the west bank...

Churchill stoutly defended the government’s position – and urged unity – in a passionate speech in the House of Commons: ‘Let pre-war feuds die; let personal quarrels be forgotten, and let...