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Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill. By: Adriana Henderson. Childhood. Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Bienheim Palace, Oxfordshire in 1874. In 1888, Churchill enters Harrow School at the age of 14. At the age of 19 (1893) Winston is enrolled into the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst .

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Winston Churchill

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  1. Winston Churchill By: Adriana Henderson

  2. Childhood • Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Bienheim Palace, Oxfordshire in 1874. • In 1888, Churchill enters Harrow School at the age of 14. • At the age of 19 (1893) Winston is enrolled into the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst.

  3. The Military at a Young Age • Two years after inrolling, he is commisioned into the 4th Hussars. While he was gone, he went to Cuba and comes under fire for his first time is 1895. • A year later he is posted to India.

  4. Taking a Break from the Military • When he took a break from the military, he fails to be elected to parliament. In 1899. • After failing that, he decides to travel as a journalist to the Boar War. There is his captured and escapes. • After doing that, he is commissioned into the South African Light Horse.

  5. Marriage • In 1908, Churchill is made President of the Board of Trade. • After that he marries the love of his life, Clementine Hozier. • Two years later he becomes Home Secretary.

  6. The War • In 1914, the First World War began. • A year later after the disaster of the Dardenelles, Winston resigns from the Cabinet and rejoins the army. • 1918 was the end of the First World War.

  7. The End of his Life • In 1951, Churchill becomes Prime Minister again. • Two years later he wins Nobel Prize for Literature. • In 1955, Winston resigns as Prime Minister. • Then in 1964, Churchill leaves the House of Commons. • A year later on the 24th of January, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill dies in London.

  8. Works Cited • http://www.winston-churchill-leadership.com/timeline.html

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