Winston Churchill

Did you know...

• Winston Churchill was Prime Minister twice - from 1940 until 1945 and then again from 1951 until his retirement in 1955.
• Winston Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty for part of the First World War.
• Winston Churchill was granted, upon his death, a state funeral by Queen Elizabeth II. The ceremony was attended by most of the world's leaders.
• Winston Churchill generally did poorly in school.
• Winston Churchill was born two months premature in a bedroom in Woodstock, England.
• Winston Churchill was a founder of the India Defence League, which was dedicated to the preservation of British power in India.
• Winston Churchill was fisrt elected to Parliament in 1900.
• Winston Churchill served as a war correspondent.