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The Last Great Polymath

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By Joel Bowman, author of Notes From the End of the World on Substack

When future students of history revisit the chapter marked 20th Century, they may ponder the nature of an unusua...

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Words Matter

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Words – those sharp-edged little things that can break hearts, then heal them up again, that define hope, inspire revolutions and spit in the face of tyranny.

Winston Churchill was a man of many words....

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The Scaffolding of Rhetoric

Unpublished typescript by Winston S. Churchill, c. 1897

Today we’re launching Essential Churchill: an archive of exclusive material, documents, manuscripts and discoveries for paid subscribers only.

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Churchill and the Art of Persuasion

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“Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world.” - Winston...

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WANTED: For Incitement to MURDER

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While there are many truly iconic photographs of Churchill, my favourite has always been the one of him brandishing a short-barrelled US Thompson machine gun, taken durin...

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  • Mad About Churchill

    A place for people curious about how the thinking, experiences, career, wit, wisdom, and legacy of one of history’s greatest leaders can help inform how we see the world today - affiliated with the official archive and Churchill Estate.

  • Anya Leonard

    Classical Wisdom is a site dedicated to bringing Ancient wisdom for modern minds as well as future minds. Our aim to promote and preserve the love of ancient history, philosophy, mythology and literature.

  • Ali Ansari

    Historian of Iran at the University of St Andrews. Write on the history and politics of Iran with reflections on other topics ...as they come to mind

  • James Holland

    James Holland is an internationally acclaimed, best-selling and award-winning historian, writer, and broadcaster, co-host of podcast WW2: We Have Ways of Making You Talka & YouTube channel WW2: Walking the Ground.

  • Anthony Scaramucci

    Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, and briefly served as White House communications director under the Trump administration.

  • Timothy Riley

    Sandra L. and Monroe E. Trout Director and Chief Curator, America’s National Churchill Museum

  • Tim Bouverie

    Historian. Author of 'Allies at War: The Rivals who Defeated Hitler', winner for the 2026 Duff Cooper Prize and 'Appeasing Hitler: Chamberlain, Churchill and the Road to War', shortlisted for the Orwell Prize.

  • Joel Nelson

    Author of "Kennedy's Only Hero." Available for preorder now!

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    Editor and sometime contributor to Mad About Churchill

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    Author, Member of House of Lords

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