The Churchills

Mary Lovell

There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles' so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards the Churchills have been politicians gamblers and profligates heroes and womanisers.

The Churchills is a richly layered portrait of an extraordinary set of men and women - grandly ambitious regularly impecunious impulsive arrogant and brave. And towering above the Churchill clan is the figure of Winston - his failures and his triumphs shown in a new and revealing context - ultimately our 'greatest Briton'.

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