Tag: Winston Churchill

• Wednesday, November 18th 2020 - 08:21 UTC

  Churchill painting of his favorite brand of whisky fetches £1 million at auction

  

  A rare painting by Winston Churchill featuring the famously bibulous British World War II leader's favourite brand of whisky fetched nearly £1 million at auction in London on Tuesday.

• Saturday, June 13th 2020 - 19:58 UTC

  Churchill statue in central London boarded to protect it from demonstrators

  

  A statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill opposite parliament and the Cenotaph war memorial in central London were boarded up on Friday for protection, with three days of demonstrations are set to take place in the English capital.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2018 - 09:12 UTC

  Lord Carrington dies. He resigned as foreign secretary when Argentina invaded the Falklands

  

  Lord Carrington, a versatile British politician who held senior posts under Conservative prime ministers from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher and who was secretary general of NATO in the last years of the Cold War, died on Monday. He was 99.

• Monday, March 5th 2018 - 08:45 UTC

  Gary Oldman takes the Oscar for his performance as Winston Churchill

  

  Gary Oldman took home gold for his performance as Winston Churchill in the historical drama “Darkest Hour” at the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday night.

• Tuesday, September 8th 2015 - 06:10 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's longest reigning monarch

  

  Queen Elizabeth II will on Wednesday pass the landmark for longest-reigning monarch set by Queen Victoria. Here are some figures about her reign, which has lasted more than 63 years:

• Wednesday, December 10th 2014 - 07:33 UTC

  Churchill sent troops to the Falklands in 1942 fearing a Japan-Argentina entente

  

  Winston Churchill dispatched 1,700 troops to the Falkland Islands in 1942 out of concern that the Japanese were planning to invade the territory and interfere with critical sea routes in the South Atlantic. In support of this plan Tokyo allegedly was prepared to hand control of the Falklands to Argentina, according to a piece in the Daily Telegraph, credited to Julian Ryall, from the Japanese capital.

• Monday, May 12th 2014 - 06:54 UTC

  Churchill feared in 1942 the Falklands could be taken over by the Japanese

  

  According to the Sunday Express wartime prime minister Winston Churchill feared the opening of a new front in the Falkland Islands and was so concerned about the matter that he sent about 1.000 soldiers to protect the Islands and ensure Britain would not have to retake them.