56% The Churchills
Sender:Channel 4
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S01E03 - "Grand Strategies"
Ausgestrahlt am Aug 9, 2012, 7:00 PM
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Beschreibung
Dr. David Starkey tells the story of the two greatest war leaders in British history, both of whom were called Churchill.Everyone knows Winston Churchill led Britain and her Allies in their struggle against Hitler; less well-known is John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, who led Britain and her Allies against an earlier would-be dictator of Europe, the Sun King, Louis XIV of France.John Churchill was Winston's ancestor, but he was more than that: he was his inspiration and he was his subject. Winston was a writer and historian before he was Prime Minister, and perhaps his greatest work is his massive, million-word biography of John Churchill, Marlborough: His Life and Times, published in four volumes between 1933 and 1938.
Episoden (1 Staffel · 3 Episoden)
E1
The Choice
Dr David Starkey tells the story of the two greatest British war leaders: Winston Churchill and his ancestor John Churchill. This first episode charts John Churchill's rise from obscurity.
Jul 26, 2012
60 Min.
E2
The March to War
David Starkey reveals how Winston Churchill's epic biography of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, changed public perceptions of Winston and prepared the way for his return to power.
Aug 2, 2012
60 Min.
E3
Grand Strategies
Dr David Starkey argues that it was Winston the historian's ability to control events by naming them and giving them a narrative meaning than enabled him to shape world history.
Aug 9, 2012
60 Min.