The Churchills : a family at the heart of history -- from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill

From John, 1st Duke of Marlborough brilliant military tactician and victor of the battle of Blenheim to the gifted but flawed Lord Randolph Churchill and his son Winston, the lives of the Churchill family have connected consistently with the fate of Britain. This text tells their intimate story."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'. 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 the 'greatest Briton' *The story of one of the most famous of all British families - the Churchills