'Death by Chocolate' Plot to Kill Sir Winston Churchill Uncovered
Historic letter indicates the Nazis planned to assassinate Sir Winston Churchill with a bar of exploding chocolate.By Rosa SilvermanTHE TELEGRAPH, 17 Jul 2012—A Nazi plot to kill Sir Winston Churchill with a bar of exploding chocolate during the Second World War has been revealed in historic papers.Giving a new meaning to the dessert name "death by chocolate", Adolf Hitler's bomb makers coated explosive devices with a thin layer of rich dark chocolate, then packaged it in expensive-looking black and gold paper.The Germans apparently planned to use secret agents working in Britain to discreetly place the bars - branded as Peters Chocolate - among other luxury items taken into the dining room used by the War Cabinet during the conflict.The lethal slabs of confection were packed with enough explosives to kill anyone within several metres.But the plot was foiled by British spies who discovered the chocolate was being made and tipped off one of MI5's most senior intelligence chiefs, Lord |
"The Churchills": What Winston Learned from His Great Ancestor John Churchill
Historian David Starkey in his new Channel 4 three-part series The Churchills explores the dangers of not learning the lessons of history.Currently only available for UK residents on the Channel 4 on-demand website. |
Sir Winston's Legacy Lives on in Calgary
Great-grandson Randolph Churchill follows Sir Winston's footsteps on speaking tour of Canada.By Licia CorbellaTHE CALGARY HERALD, 4 May 2012—"In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet." — Sir Winston ChurchillBritish prime minister Winston Churchill, left, welcomes Canadian PM William Lyon Mackenzie King in London on Sept. 1, 1941From any other mortal, that quote would sound like a boast, but coming from the mouth and pen of arguably the greatest orator and leader of the 20th century it is, indeed, a wholesome and humble statement.Many historians over the decades would agree that Churchill's words — contained in the 50 books, 10,000 articles, and dozens upon dozens of moving speeches he wrote and delivered — were more than just wholesome, they were transformational, if not the very salvation of the free world at its most dangerous time.On Tuesday, the British wartime prime minister's great-grandso |
Winston Churchill: America's Enduring Love for Winnie and His Words
An exhibition of Churchilliana in New York has reminded Americans why they took the great man to their hearts – and kept him there.By Andrew RobertsTHE TELEGRAPH, 4 August 2012—Americans love Sir Winston Churchill. That much has been obvious since even before 1963, when President Kennedy gave him the only honorary US citizenship ever awarded to a living person. Yet, in the half-century since then, that admiration and affection hasn't abated; he is one of the only non‑Americans to have a US warship named after him, and as many books are published about him in America as in Britain. Indeed, the only bookshop in the world dedicated solely to selling his books, articles and memorabilia is the splendid Chartwell Books on Madison Avenue and 52nd Street in Manhattan. As Churchill's mother, Jennie Jerome, was born in Brooklyn, Americans understandably regard Churchill's extraordinary life as an almost semi-detached telling of their own national story.So when the prestigious Morgan Librar |
