15 Facts About Winston Churchill

1. Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on Monday 30th November, 1875, at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire
2. In his early years, Churchill was fiery and rebellious, which led to poor grades.
3. Winston Churchill had a stutter and a lateral lisp, and was also teased for his red hair. At Harrow School, he was given the cruel nickname of “Cobberknob”
4. Churchill applied to enter into the Royal Military College inSandhurst, but it took him 3 attempts before passing
5. When he went to fight in the Boer War, he took approximately 60 bottles of alcohol with him
6. Churchills political career lasted 64 years, from winning his first seat in 1900 to an elder member of parliament in June 1964
7. Winston Churchill was a supporter of eugenics. He originally said that the feeble-minded should be sterilised instead of confined in institutions.
8. When he was a reporter, he was captured as a Prisoner of War. The soldier that Churchill surrendered to was Louis Bothra, the future Prime Minister of South Africa who would work with Churchill later in life to help the country become ruled by the British
9. His political career lasted for over 60 years (1900-1964)
10. When he was a young politician, he was absolutely against womens voting rights.
11. He was personally involved with the development of the tank that was first used during the First World War.
12. The failed Gallipoli landings were a plan of Winston Churchill’s.
13. The failure of the landings would haunt him for the rest of his life. Many historians believe avoided invading France until he was assured he had a strong chance of success.
14. There is a Cuban cigar named in his honor. The Churchill is 7 inches long and 19mm wide.
15. Elizabeth II offered to create Churchill Duke of London, but he declined.