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Out of office, Churchill was prone to depression (his "black dog") but addressed this by writing. [241] He began work on Marlborough: His Life and Times, a biography of his ancestor John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. [242] [243] He had developed a reputation for being a heavy drinker, although Jenkins believes that was often exaggerated ...
Charles McMoran Wilson, 1st Baron Moran, MC, PRCP (10 November 1882 – 12 April 1977) was personal doctor to Winston Churchill from 1940 until the latter's death in 1965. His book The Struggle for Survival revealed much about Churchill's physical and psychological state, possibly including clinical depression, while coping with the strain of ...
Winston Churchill was an animal lover and kept many pets. [ 2] He had pet cats and dogs such as his bulldog Dodo, wartime cat Nelson, poodle Rufus and marmalade cat, Jock. [ 3][ 4] He also kept a large variety of creatures on his estate, Chartwell, including butterflies, cows, fish, pigs and swans. [ 5][ 6] He was an equestrian for much of his ...
The statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square was sprayed with the words "was a racist" during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. Throughout his life, Winston Churchill made numerous controversial statements on race, which some writers have described as racist. It is furthermore suggested that his personal views influenced important decisions he made throughout his political career ...
Later life of Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill 's Conservative Party lost the July 1945 general election, forcing him to step down as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. For six years he served as the Leader of the Opposition. During these years he continued to influence world affairs. In 1946 he gave his "Iron Curtain" speech which spoke ...
Winston Churchill's "Wilderness" years, 1929–1939. Winston Churchill retained his UK Parliamentary seat at the 1929 general election as member for Epping, but the Conservative Party was defeated and, with Ramsay MacDonald forming his second Labour government, Churchill was out of office and would remain so until the beginning of the Second ...
Winston Churchill in politics, 1900–1939. This article documents the career of Winston Churchill in Parliament from its beginning in 1900 to the start of his term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in World War II . Churchill entered Parliament as member for Oldham in 1900 as a Conservative. He changed parties in 1904 after increasing ...
Apparently "the black dog" can be a metaphor for depression/sadness: 📲| “The ‘black dog’ metaphor can represent the gradual overtaking of enjoyable activities you once loved, the person ...