Churchill talks by wireless telephone from the turret of a Churchill Mk 1 tank during a demonstration at the Vauxhall plant at Luton, England, on 23 May 1941 He’s wearing the...

copyright: Reproduced from The Broadwater Collection with the permission of Curtis Brown Group Ltd, London, on behalf of The Broadwater Collection Original held at The Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill...

First page from his article on the art of public speaking, ‘The Scaffolding of Rhetoric’ copyright: Churchill Archives Centre...

Churchill about to broadcast to the nation on the afternoon of 8 May 1945, Victory in Europe Day copyright: IWM (H 41843)...

Churchill in a bow tie, twirling his hat on his cane, c 1939 copyright: Reproduced from The Broadwater Collection with the permission of Curtis Brown Group Ltd, London, on behalf...

Churchill shows off his siren suit to General Dwight D Eisenhower in May 1944 copyright: IWM (H 38458)...

A page from Churchill’s typewritten speech notes (set out in his usual ‘psalm’ style, to aid delivery) with the famous ‘this was their finest hour’ line (other phrases were very slightly...

copyright: IWM H 2646A...

This is Churchill’s engagement card for July 1940, written in his own hand and those of various private secretaries It was common for Churchill, although possibly not for most other men...