I am an American and Winston Churchill is someone I greatly admire. It also makes me feel good to know that he was very proud of his American heritage. It was something special to him. The man is a giant of history.
0. It seems this country has forgotten what this man did for us,and look at britain now,weak,easily worked,high immigration,the laughing stock of the world.God!! Do we need someone of his stature now!! Respect for Winston,he'll be turning in his grave now.
People misunderstand Churchill and think he was some kind of Engerlund Engerlund Engerlund gammon Brexiteer. Absolutely not. Churchill was very pro-Europe and would have been in favour of things like the EEC if he'd been alive to see it. His image was also hijacked by the BNP who totally misportrayed him and he wouldn't even have been eligible to join the BNP even if he somehow wanted to. It was only really under David Cameron that there was serious Euroscepticism in the Conservative Party. Cameron didn't have the spine to keep those people in their box, hence the mess we're in now. He also rolled over for Alex Salmond and again there were consequences for that. The Conservatives have always been pro-Europe under Churchill, Thatcher, Major (and he put it on steroids), Cameron and Osborne also campaigned for remain in 2016 and lost their own jobs as a result, Theresa May was also pro-EU but had to drink from the poisoned chalice left out for her.
In my view Churchill was the right man at the right time. We as a nation were extremely lucky to have him in such dangerous times. I was lucky enough to visit his resting place a few years ago, it's a lovely place and very accessible. Nice video Paul, thank you Winston Churchill you done good !
He did index .. despite him being “ controversial “ c a dozen times 🙄. If k ok soul had done his homework, and he patently hadn’t , he would know a lot of what gets said is BS actually. He wasn’t even entirely a “ product of his time @ but was ahead in so many things . Btw - he was SIR Winston to us mortals - its important.! This vid def not “your finest hour” ( intended) Paul I’m afraid, for “ the greatest Britain “. 🙄.
That is simply not true. Churchill begged for help many times from USA until finally they were brought into the war. Without help from USA who travelled thousands of miles to help. We'd have been speaking German. Your comments are ignorant. For the record....Churchill was ready to surrender. After defeat after defeat etc etc Britain was on its knees. He changed his mind. It's that simple. Know your history. Ps I'm not German, as my name is historical, like many throughout history, who were born and live in the British Isles.
The scene that stays with me was the end of his funeral. His coffin was placed in a train and filmed from above so you saw the steam blowing as the train chuffed out of London to go to Bladon. As the train passed the London docks every crane dipped to honour him. Very moving.
Hi Paul, thanks again for an excellent post. A couple of Saturdays after Sir Winston Churchill was buried, my parents and grandparents took me to visit his grave in Bladon churchyard. So many people felt the need to pay their respects to him, that cars were being parked in farmers’ fields over a mile away from the church. I was only a lad of fourteen, and it was wintertime, but I didn’t mind queuing for what seemed ages. Somehow we were doing what was necessary. Many years later I was driving a van through Bladon, and stopped to have my sandwiches by the church. It was so peaceful. He was still there.
I can remember his funeral like it was yesterday. I was 7 years old siting on a table cross legged watching it on the cossor black & white T.V, its just stuck in my mind.
Sadly the current crop of politicians are not even fit to be trodden under his soles , and are only substances that he would have scraped off in disdain .
Appart from maybe Margaret thatcher..hence her nickname..the iron lady...she wasn't afraid to speak her mind and put people in their place..r.i.p Maggie
Churchill and Thatcher were the _only_ former Prime Ministers where the late Queen personally attended their funerals. None of the other former PMs had any royal attendance at their funerals whatsoever.
What a life lived. An absolute Titan of a man in relation to our freedom that we so enjoy. During the toughest of times his leadership was truly incredible. Great video Paul. 🇬🇧
Went to visit his grave last year, took a couple of foreign students, who wanted to see where he was laid to rest. Imagine there surprise, when the came up to that small beautiful churchyard, the asked why was he there, instead of his family home. I couldn't answer them really, but I think it's a beautiful place to be buried, and very very English. Perfect for him.
The parish of Bladon contains Blenheim Palace, and generations of Spencer-Churchills are buried in St Martin's churchyard. Churchill could have been buried in Westminster Abbey, but he preferred the simplicity of St Martin's, near his birthplace of Blenheim Palace. It was the 4 duke of Marlborough that had the church pull down and rebuilt. Also Churchill was only a cousin of the Marlborough’s and his Mum went into labour at a party at Blenheim. Hope this helps answers why ❤
@@gilltagg3352 think there is some sort of memorial to him in Westminster Abbey in the floor just as you go in the entrance door as saw it on the Queen's funeral coverage recently
@@annieanonymous611 Yes, you are right. There is a memorial stone to him. It was dedicated to him in 1965. It is a green marble stone, close to the Grave of the Unknown Warrior and was unveiled by HM The Queen on the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
Can't wait,I have great respect for Winston Churchill, a great leader during the 2nd World War,he was the right person at the right time ,his speeches were and are inspirational !!!!!!!!!!!🤗🇬🇧
The late Queens first UK Prime Minister. I lived in South Africa for two years. Literally a field away from where Winston was captured by the Boers in the Armoured Train incident. That was during Boer War.
Think I could hear Winston turning in his grave " what would he think of today's society " fiercely defended our borders, now we have an invasion of non combatants slowly but surely diluting and dissolving the green and pleasant lands once fiercely fought over , and British men and women laid down there lives , I fear as time comes to pass it was all in vain .
Wow, what a beautiful church. Shame it wasn’t open as stated. I love wandering all those very old graves in these lovely church yards too, it makes you wonder about the stories of these people you pass in their resting places. So peaceful and interesting. Very informative video Paul thank you. Given me much more information about him than I knew. Beautiful grave stone. Cheers.
Such a beautiful peaceful place for his final resting place along with his adored wife “Clemny” and surrounded by his parents and other family members. I can remember as a child what a great impression he had made on the country with his latter contributions, and support of the Queen. I was just ten years old when he died, and sobbed my heart out watching his funeral on our little black and white tv. Even at that age I recognised someone great had passed on. We could do with his like again, but fear we never will. It’s nice that there is also a memorial in St Paul’s where his funeral took place, and can well imagine people being surprised that he is actually here in this beautiful little country churchyard. I know which I would choose given a choice too! Thankyou for all the research Paul..I didn’t know he died the same date as his father ! And Thankyou for taking us on another peaceful,picturesque resting place of an individual who made a mark in our lives. Drive carefully and stay safe! Love Helen in Norfolk. 🙋♀️💕😘🦋🦋👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Don't remembe much about Sir Winston Churchill I was only a kid in the 60s. He helped us in the war but it's a vague memory beings i was born in 1958 and history helps i guess. if it weren't for history we wouldn't know about these famous people
I was born in 1959 Nancy and I recall very strongly sitting in front of our black & white television set one cold damp day at the end of January 1965 and watching the State Funeral of Winston Churchill as well as the following of the train carrying his coffin to his final resting place. At the age of nearly 6 I didn’t know too much about his life and history but I did know that his leadership in WW2 saved this country and that he was a very important and respected person.
I vaguely remember seeing his funeral on TV. He was a great leader and we could do with him today. A very fitting resting place for him. There’s nothing like a beautiful, English churchyard and churches.
I’ve been to the Churchill war rooms in London, And I’ve been to the beaches of Normandy in France He was the leader the world needed at the time to bring everything together. I still find it hilarious his phone back to my side of the ocean here in the USA, was disguised as his own personal toilet Definitely one of the worlds greatest men of the 20th Century, great video I just found out yesterday, one of my great uncle’s I never met, was one of the many Americans 🇺🇸 that stormed the Beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944
If it wasn't for Winston Churchill god know what would have happened to Britain to me he was the best prime minister..EVER.. my brother had a Staffordshire bull terrior and named him Winston after Churchill.. GOD BLESS U WINSTON 🙏 AS U SAID ..WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER..AND WE NEVER DID..
People dont fully realize how Winston Churchill was able to see through Hitler and his intentions for World domination. Born at Blenheim Palace, the Family Seat of the Dukes of Marlborough. He was the eldest son of the second son. Father was Lord Randolf Churchill and Jenny Jerome (US born Daughter of an Industrialist) She was one of the "Dollar Princesses ", these were the young women who were encouraged to marry English sons of the English Aristocracy . The gist of which can be picked up by watching the TV programs set about the time of the reign Edward V11.1901 - 10. We all know about him & his Mistresses. Only have to look at our present Monarch and his Wife. Jenny Jerome was briefly one. I digress. Churchill had the run of the fantastic Libraries at Blenheim and there he read about his ancestors the first Duke and Duchess John & Sarah. He was a professional Soldier and( Sarah was a VERY VERY good & close friend of Queen Anne) end up under the direction of the Queen to put a stop to anr European Potentate ... Napoleon . Which he successfuly pulled off. There are many many similarities between Napoleon and Hitler's rise to fame/ infamy, etc. So, Winston's career was helped along by his intelligence, Education, a bit of nepotism, etc. He is a distant relative of Diana Spencer. The Spencer s and Churchill families were not unknown to the Royal families , from the latter half of the 18th C. Stuarts ,Hanover, Saxe Coburg Gothe and Windsors (Mountbatten - Windsor). Winston was Queen Elizabeth 11 first PM, whose influence was not unlike that of Queen Victoria & her first PM, Lord Melbourne. I was 8 when Sir Winston Churchill died in 1965. ( Yes I'm almost very old) I remember whenever we we went to the Cinema there was an inevitable compulsory blurb from Winston ... the adults around me all held him in high esteem even though we lived out here in the Colonial fringe. Australia was a very different country back then and many thought of England as "Home " , I was encouraged to having British parents. My father had been in the Royal Navy during WW2. So I was told alot about Winston and I encourage any young person to familiarize themselves with his very interesting life. I'm proud to be an Australian (I recovered from our cultural cringe) and am always glad when I come Home from where half my ancestors came from - the other half Central European Jews who spent generations on the run from either Russians or Germans. Who knows one day Australia may need a great Statesman such as Winston. We cant rely, nor should we rely on other powers such as America . We are capable of holding our own ... Gt. nations come and go and have always done so. As a young country we have the opportunity to learn from those who came before us ... Well, that is why we have a field of study called History.
At the age if 15 my parents, both of whom were in the Air Force during the war, took me to attend the laying in State for this amazing man. I will never forget taking the day off school.
That's interesting so am i through my mother's blood line. My mother's maiden name is Tattersall. A few years ago, i was on the internet and stumbled upon some information that said that winston Churchill is one of the great grandsons of Baron Robert de Tattersall who was called to parliament and made a Baron. He loyally rode along side king henry III, in a war against the welsh rebels. Before that the de tattershalls originally came over to England around or just after 1066. This ties in with William The Conquerer who had two loyal companions that had come over to England with him in the autumn of 1066. One of the loyal companions was Eudo, who was descended from the de tattershalls. Tattershall Castle is in the village of Tattershall, Lincolnshire. William The Conquerer had given Lincolnshire to Eudo. Also, the Spencer family are also related to Baron Robert de Tattershall like Winston Churchill. In the information that i read about people related to Baron Robert de tattershall i read that Princess Diana was the 19th great grand daughter of Baron Robert De Tattershall. There are websites on the internet about Tattershall Castle and it is a functioning castle, where talks are given in the castle about it's history and about the the De Tattershalls. The castle is now owned by The National Trust.
I 100 % agree with you Paul, where would we be if not for that great Man, all is hard work and so many lost there lives, fighting to keep our country safe, and to give us a better future, it would seem that they have thrown that all away, such a shame, a great video as always, keep it up, you are doing a brilliant job, 👍
Thank you Paul - a super super vlog of my all time favourite Briton ( maybe now equalled by Queen Elizabeth II). I love Churchill, I love what he did for our country, but I also love that he was human - flawed, depressive and so on. He was the most special man. Y’know when you have that conversation on who you’d have to your ‘you can choose anybody’ to a dinner party - top of my list is always Winston. The greatest man - to whom we all hold a debt of gratitude. Saving this vlog Paul - one of my favourites - thank you 👌👍
What a legend. He can be forgiven for his prior past because if it wasn’t for him this country would not be England and English would not be spoken here. Fact!!!!!
A very controversial man, full of fight, spirit. Wow such a peaceful and beautiful place for him to rest. Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to see where The Man himself is.
Yes Governments ....let us not forget, how many died for that!!! Keep our Freedoms!! We can be here there and everywhere then all of a sudden, nowhere except a quite peaceful spot in a Cemetery! Almost forgotten about! I heard that He liked eating sugary snacks due to low blood sugar ! Which I have, Hence the occasional mad outbursts lol which I get too lol
This has baffled me wow Paul I was told along time ago that he was laid to rest in St Paul’s Cathedral !!¡ … thanks Paul Thais why I like you channel .
Just catching up with your videos! Amazing! I think his speeches and voice still resonates, he gave hope to people when this country faced it worst moments…..a man of his time and a hero! If you visit the house he lived at in Kent near the end of his life….you learn about a different man, a family man , artist and writer.
9:32 Directly behind with the red flowers and greenery that's his mother Lady Jennie's grave. Next to hers in the middle with the big cross is Winston's father's, Lord Randolph's grave. On the left of his father's is his son's grave, Randolph. Not sure about the others, though.
Respect to churchhill my mum told me about churchhill she liked him as prime minister didn't know anything about him only what mum told me she was born in 1926 but sadly died in 2017 thank you Paul for such an amazing video thank you to Winston Churchill a great man ❤️
If it wasn't for Sir Winston Churchill we would all be speaking German Nazis. I wish we had a leader like to today. Another great video Paul as always! All the best. Steven.
brilliant video Paul, I remember as a teenager watching his funeral on B&W tv and will never forget when his coffin traveled down the Thames and all the dockside cranes lowered their jibs. Many years later I traveled on the Orient Express from Victoria to Winchester in the carriage that carried his coffin , I think it was called Lydia. Keep 'em coming mate.
I was an 18yr old when he died, i did what was then called hitch hiked 50 miles to queue up to see his grave, PS the queen lay in state for 5 days 250,000 people went past, Churchill lay in state for 3 days and 300,000 people went past, and there was none of this clapping business on the march in London people just bowed their heads in respect how things have changed and not for the better.
He was cremated at Carlton crematorium hun . I met Bobby and Tommy when I was younger back in the 80’s after my mum and uncle and auntie saw them in Great Yarmouth - such lovely down to earth ppl xx
Great video Paul, respectful as always...🙏... I was lucky enough to visit Chartwell, Churchills home, just before lockdown.... Stunning, def worth a visit if you get a chance x
It’s thanks to his leadership that we have our freedoms today and people should remember that no one is perfect but he done his duty to king and country and no one can take that away RIP GREAT MAN
Your narrative omits mention of Churchill's appointment as First Sea Lord ( in charge of the Royal Navy ) during the first years of WW1 , this is not insignificant since Britain was the world's greatest Naval power at that time , and the Battle of Jutland was the greatest naval encounter of all time .
Totally agree with the comments below, this guy is needed now but what a leader. Visited his war room in Westminster in August. Its something all should see. Great video again Paul 👏
A great video thanks Paul I don't know if you saw a post I sent about a week ago About Barnes Wallis the man who invented the bouncing bomb for the dambuster Who was born in Ripley (where Eric clapton's son is buried) Wallis is buried in effingham St.lawence Church Just thought you would be interested
Thank you doing this one. I will never get a chance to visit due to disability. My grandmothers line was related to Churchill through his mother. I have family stories through a member of the family who was able to do genealogy while family members who got to know him were still alive. I get to learn about him through what I read, etc. Thank you so much again and keep up the awesome videos.
Sir Winston Churchill and my parents' generation fought to protect our country from foreign invaders to preserve our freedoms, culture and way of life for future generations. Subsequent politicians have given it all away. If Sir Winston and our countrymen who made the supreme sacrifice saw the state of our country today they would weep. If you'd put your ear to the stone you might have heard thump, thump, thump where the great man's turning in his grave.
Thank you Paul, another great video and for this wonderful man. Some of course would argue that he wasn’t a great peace time prime minister, but that’s for the individual to decide based on history. Let us not forget that many years ago now, long after his death, he was voted by the public as “the greatest ever Britain”
Great video for a great man and leader, I was 10 when his funeral took place and I still vividly remember his coffin travelling down the Thames thanks Paul for another well thought out and produced video, cheers mate.
Wow that grave is beautiful, and so well looked after. Shame the church wasn't open. I'm trying to get inside a huge church. I'm hoping they let me, since they are usually amazing inside. Anyway cool content Paul.
Yes maybe controversial but knew what he was doing and we would be living very differently now if it wasn't for his leadership. When we look at recent prime ministers and mrmbers of government not many are without controversy and don't lead the country as well as he did. As always great narration and warm weather means we can see your arms gottacsay loving the ink;) had to be said lol
Big cigars and brandy certainly didn't damage his health considering how long he lived ( He said to one of his generals who had refused a drink by saying " No thank you Sir Winston, I neither drink nor smoke and I am 100% fit" Churchill's retort was typical of the man "I both drink and smoke and am 200% fit!" ) One of his favourite composers, The Finn Jean Sibelius was similar in his tastes, he also loved brandy, champagne and big cigars and when he celebrated his 90th birthday in 1955 Churchill sent him a big box of his own favourite cigars as a gift.
A great tribute to the man who led us to victory during WW2 and kept the competition off our backs. A 20th century icon and a legend of British history. Thanks Mr Churchill 😊
Brilliant Ambassador for this country. If it weren’t for him we could well have endured Nazi rule! Thank God that didn’t happen. Thank Sir Winston. Liz
Ah, brings Me back to My October 1993 Trip. i have Been to Bladen, and Visited the Grave Yard. Was told that He was Buried there, instead of Westminster Abby was "There are People in there I would not have Tea with!" By the way, having Visited Churchill's Birthplace, Blehahmn Palace, they will tell you a FEW Tails about Him. Thank You for the Video.
Hi Brilliant job again Paul ,many thanks for visiting Sir Winston Churchill as I suggested him to you, I'm looking forward to many more,,, once again great job 👍
I wanted to tell the truth about Churchill in this comment but you requested nothing nasty so I will just say THE WORLD DESERVES TO LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF CREATURE! he really was, if they ever do then I can guarantee nobody would ever respect him after that
Winston Churchill was a great leader we need more like him , the world be a better place. I was born in 1965 when Churchill passing. May he rest in peace 🙏😇
I used to be the police officer in the village of Blagdon in Somerset, a lovely posting, but I often has Americans rolling up asking where Churchill's grave was!
The country would benefit from this man’s leadership today !
At least we had him the time we needed him the most 🇬🇧
Wouldn't it just giant of,a man
Heck yeah
Have u heard of the Bengal famine ?
@@rohitvallabhaneni4400 that's not even the tip of the genocidal iceberg
I am an American and Winston Churchill is someone I greatly admire. It also makes me feel good to know that he was very proud of his American heritage. It was something special to him. The man is a giant of history.
A majestic piece of British history, a man who changed or molded the future for us. May we not forget.
0. It seems this country has forgotten what this man did for us,and look at britain now,weak,easily worked,high immigration,the laughing stock of the world.God!! Do we need someone of his stature now!! Respect for Winston,he'll be turning in his grave now.
@@CollieDog24 agreed. Your comment sounds like this country over here in the USA , it's a total discrace rite now
People misunderstand Churchill and think he was some kind of Engerlund Engerlund Engerlund gammon Brexiteer.
Absolutely not. Churchill was very pro-Europe and would have been in favour of things like the EEC if he'd been alive to see it. His image was also hijacked by the BNP who totally misportrayed him and he wouldn't even have been eligible to join the BNP even if he somehow wanted to.
It was only really under David Cameron that there was serious Euroscepticism in the Conservative Party. Cameron didn't have the spine to keep those people in their box, hence the mess we're in now. He also rolled over for Alex Salmond and again there were consequences for that.
The Conservatives have always been pro-Europe under Churchill, Thatcher, Major (and he put it on steroids), Cameron and Osborne also campaigned for remain in 2016 and lost their own jobs as a result, Theresa May was also pro-EU but had to drink from the poisoned chalice left out for her.
Yeah built the country by looting other country’s 💀
@@rohitvallabhaneni4400 jealous
In my view Churchill was the right man at the right time. We as a nation were extremely lucky to have him in such dangerous times. I was lucky enough to visit his resting place a few years ago, it's a lovely place and very accessible.
Nice video Paul, thank you Winston Churchill you done good !
He did index .. despite him being “ controversial “ c a dozen times 🙄.
If k ok soul had done his homework, and he patently hadn’t , he would know a lot of what gets said is BS actually. He wasn’t even entirely a “ product of his time @ but was ahead in so many things .
Btw - he was SIR Winston to us mortals - its important.!
This vid def not “your finest hour” ( intended) Paul I’m afraid, for “ the greatest Britain “. 🙄.
If it wasn’t for Churchill we would all be speaking German ! Massive respect for him x
VOT is yor nime? Classic line from Only Fools & Horses. Lol
Some of us speak German as well as English
That is simply not true.
Churchill begged for help many times from USA until finally they were brought into the war.
Without help from USA who travelled thousands of miles to help.
We'd have been speaking German.
Your comments are ignorant.
For the record....Churchill was ready to surrender. After defeat after defeat etc etc
Britain was on its knees.
He changed his mind.
It's that simple.
Know your history.
Ps
I'm not German, as my name is historical, like many throughout history, who were born and live in the British Isles.
@@englishmaninengland4591 and Dad’s Army !! “…don’t tell him Pike…” 🤣
@@daveysrevolution5940 me too !
The scene that stays with me was the end of his funeral. His coffin was placed in a train and filmed from above so you saw the steam blowing as the train chuffed out of London to go to Bladon. As the train passed the London docks every crane dipped to honour him. Very moving.
Hi Paul, thanks again for an excellent post. A couple of Saturdays after Sir Winston Churchill was buried, my parents and grandparents took me to visit his grave in Bladon churchyard. So many people felt the need to pay their respects to him, that cars were being parked in farmers’ fields over a mile away from the church. I was only a lad of fourteen, and it was wintertime, but I didn’t mind queuing for what seemed ages. Somehow we were doing what was necessary. Many years later I was driving a van through Bladon, and stopped to have my sandwiches by the church. It was so peaceful. He was still there.
I can remember his funeral like it was yesterday. I was 7 years old siting on a table cross legged watching it on the cossor black & white T.V, its just stuck in my mind.
Thanks Paul for this. Such a strong and powerful leader. Just what we need today
BTW. he was a war criminal, derp just as bomber Harris.
You’re not wrong there!!
Someone who opposed women getting the vote?
Only an alleged saying.no proof!
Sadly the current crop of politicians are not even fit to be trodden under his soles , and are only substances that he would have scraped off in disdain .
Such an amazing man, the best leader we have ever had, no one has been like it since.
Appart from maybe Margaret thatcher..hence her nickname..the iron lady...she wasn't afraid to speak her mind and put people in their place..r.i.p Maggie
Churchill and Thatcher were the _only_ former Prime Ministers where the late Queen personally attended their funerals. None of the other former PMs had any royal attendance at their funerals whatsoever.
What a life lived. An absolute Titan of a man in relation to our freedom that we so enjoy. During the toughest of times his leadership was truly incredible. Great video Paul. 🇬🇧
Well presented piece as usual respectfully done mate.
Remember watching his funeral on TV with my parents. Nicely covered Paul, he was indeed a big man who will go down jn history for all he did. Xx
Went to visit his grave last year, took a couple of foreign students, who wanted to see where he was laid to rest. Imagine there surprise, when the came up to that small beautiful churchyard, the asked why was he there, instead of his family home. I couldn't answer them really, but I think it's a beautiful place to be buried, and very very English. Perfect for him.
The parish of Bladon contains Blenheim Palace, and generations of Spencer-Churchills are buried in St Martin's churchyard. Churchill could have been buried in Westminster Abbey, but he preferred the simplicity of St Martin's, near his birthplace of Blenheim Palace. It was the 4 duke of Marlborough that had the church pull down and rebuilt. Also Churchill was only a cousin of the Marlborough’s and his Mum went into labour at a party at Blenheim. Hope this helps answers why ❤
Thanks for that
Shame that this country has become such a shit hole after all he done now we are over run with dirty rapists drug dealing rats. Thanks Churchill not.
@@gilltagg3352 think there is some sort of memorial to him in Westminster Abbey in the floor just as you go in the entrance door as saw it on the Queen's funeral coverage recently
@@annieanonymous611 Yes, you are right. There is a memorial stone to him. It was dedicated to him in 1965. It is a green marble stone, close to the Grave of the Unknown Warrior and was unveiled by HM The Queen on the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
Thanks for making the long trip to show us his resting place paul .. really enjoyed it 🙌
Can't wait,I have great respect for Winston Churchill, a great leader during the 2nd World War,he was the right person at the right time ,his speeches were and are inspirational !!!!!!!!!!!🤗🇬🇧
The late Queens first UK Prime Minister. I lived in South Africa for two years. Literally a field away from where Winston was captured by the Boers in the Armoured Train incident. That was during Boer War.
Think I could hear Winston turning in his grave " what would he think of today's society " fiercely defended our borders, now we have an invasion of non combatants slowly but surely diluting and dissolving the green and pleasant lands once fiercely fought over , and British men and women laid down there lives ,
I fear as time comes to pass it was all in vain .
Wow, what a beautiful church. Shame it wasn’t open as stated. I love wandering all those very old graves in these lovely church yards too, it makes you wonder about the stories of these people you pass in their resting places. So peaceful and interesting. Very informative video Paul thank you. Given me much more information about him than I knew. Beautiful grave stone. Cheers.
Such a beautiful peaceful place for his final resting place along with his adored wife “Clemny” and surrounded by his parents and other family members. I can remember as a child what a great impression he had made on the country with his latter contributions, and support of the Queen. I was just ten years old when he died, and sobbed my heart out watching his funeral on our little black and white tv. Even at that age I recognised someone great had passed on. We could do with his like again, but fear we never will. It’s nice that there is also a memorial in St Paul’s where his funeral took place, and can well imagine people being surprised that he is actually here in this beautiful little country churchyard. I know which I would choose given a choice too! Thankyou for all the research Paul..I didn’t know he died the same date as his father ! And Thankyou for taking us on another peaceful,picturesque resting place of an individual who made a mark in our lives. Drive carefully and stay safe! Love Helen in Norfolk. 🙋♀️💕😘🦋🦋👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Good Video Paul,
A great man who helped to pull the country together in the darkest days of it's history...
🙂👍🏻👍🏻
Don't remembe much about Sir Winston Churchill I was only a kid in the 60s. He helped us in the war but it's a vague memory beings i was born in 1958 and history helps i guess. if it weren't for history we wouldn't know about these famous people
I was born in 1959 Nancy and I recall very strongly sitting in front of our black & white television set one cold damp day at the end of January 1965 and watching the State Funeral of Winston Churchill as well as the following of the train carrying his coffin to his final resting place. At the age of nearly 6 I didn’t know too much about his life and history but I did know that his leadership in WW2 saved this country and that he was a very important and respected person.
Just amazing 👏 from what I hear he was very helpful to the Queen as she was very young when she came to the throne. Nice history lesson Paul ❤
Excellent video Paul. What a great man he was . I wish we had some one like him running the country now .thanks again.
I vaguely remember seeing his funeral on TV. He was a great leader and we could do with him today.
A very fitting resting place for him. There’s nothing like a beautiful, English churchyard and churches.
I’ve been to the Churchill war rooms in London, And I’ve been to the beaches of Normandy in France
He was the leader the world needed at the time to bring everything together. I still find it hilarious his phone back to my side of the ocean here in the USA, was disguised as his own personal toilet
Definitely one of the worlds greatest men of the 20th Century, great video
I just found out yesterday, one of my great uncle’s I never met, was one of the many Americans 🇺🇸 that stormed the Beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944
I often thought he was buried some where really grand. Winston Churchill was a great leader, who saved our Country.
If it wasn't for Winston Churchill god know what would have happened to Britain to me he was the best prime minister..EVER.. my brother had a Staffordshire bull terrior and named him Winston after Churchill.. GOD BLESS U WINSTON 🙏 AS U SAID ..WE SHALL NEVER SURRENDER..AND WE NEVER DID..
Ya gotta wonder though havent you...
What it would of been like with a thousand year Reich...Compared to what we have now.
Thankyou Paul for sharing this about Winston Churchill ❤️
People dont fully realize how Winston Churchill was able to see through Hitler and his intentions for World domination. Born at Blenheim Palace, the Family Seat of the Dukes of Marlborough. He was the eldest son of the second son. Father was Lord Randolf Churchill and Jenny Jerome (US born Daughter of an Industrialist) She was one of the "Dollar Princesses ", these were the young women who were encouraged to marry English sons of the English Aristocracy . The gist of which can be picked up by watching the TV programs set about the time of the reign Edward V11.1901 - 10. We all know about him & his Mistresses. Only have to look at our present Monarch and his Wife. Jenny Jerome was briefly one.
I digress. Churchill had the run of the fantastic Libraries at Blenheim and there he read about his ancestors the first Duke and Duchess John & Sarah. He was a professional Soldier and( Sarah was a VERY VERY good & close friend of Queen Anne) end up under the direction of the Queen to put a stop to anr European Potentate ... Napoleon . Which he successfuly pulled off. There are many many similarities between Napoleon and Hitler's rise to fame/ infamy, etc. So, Winston's career was helped along by his intelligence, Education, a bit of nepotism, etc. He is a distant relative of Diana Spencer. The Spencer s and Churchill families were not unknown to the Royal families ,
from the latter half of the 18th C.
Stuarts ,Hanover, Saxe Coburg Gothe and Windsors (Mountbatten - Windsor). Winston was Queen Elizabeth 11 first PM, whose influence was not unlike that of Queen Victoria & her first PM, Lord Melbourne. I was 8 when Sir Winston Churchill died in 1965. ( Yes I'm almost very old) I remember whenever we we went to the Cinema there was an inevitable compulsory blurb from Winston ... the adults around me all held him in high esteem even though we lived out here in the Colonial fringe. Australia was a very different country back then and many thought of England as "Home " , I was encouraged to having British parents. My father had been in the Royal Navy during WW2. So I was told alot about Winston and I encourage any young person to familiarize themselves with his very interesting life.
I'm proud to be an Australian (I recovered from our cultural cringe) and am always glad when I come Home from where half my ancestors came from - the other half Central European Jews who spent generations on the run from either Russians or Germans. Who knows one day Australia may need a great Statesman such as Winston. We cant rely, nor should we rely on other powers such as America . We are capable of holding our own ... Gt. nations come and go and have always done so. As a young country we have the opportunity to learn from those who came before us ... Well, that is why we have a field of study called History.
At the age if 15 my parents, both of whom were in the Air Force during the war, took me to attend the laying in State for this amazing man. I will never forget taking the day off school.
A complex and interesting character to whom all Britons owe an immense debt for our life today. R.I.P Winnie. 🙏
Through doing my family tree I found I was a distant cousin of Sir Winston. A really interesting character and what a beautiful churchyard.
Just looked into mine. Discovered we were founding fathers & i had quite a few famous cousins in the U.S, but all dead ones!!
That's interesting so am i through my mother's blood line. My mother's maiden name is Tattersall. A few years ago, i was on the internet and stumbled upon some information that said that winston Churchill is one of the great grandsons of Baron Robert de Tattersall who was called to parliament and made a Baron. He loyally rode along side king henry III, in a war against the welsh rebels. Before that the de tattershalls originally came over to England around or just after 1066. This ties in with William The Conquerer who had two loyal companions that had come over to England with him in the autumn of 1066. One of the loyal companions was Eudo, who was descended from the de tattershalls. Tattershall Castle is in the village of Tattershall, Lincolnshire. William The Conquerer had given Lincolnshire to Eudo. Also, the Spencer family are also related to Baron Robert de Tattershall like Winston Churchill. In the information that i read about people related to Baron Robert de tattershall i read that Princess Diana was the 19th great grand daughter of Baron Robert De Tattershall. There are websites on the internet about Tattershall Castle and it is a functioning castle, where talks are given in the castle about it's history and about the the De Tattershalls. The castle is now owned by The National Trust.
Rest in peace Sir Winston Churchill and lovely headstone!!
Always remember watching his funeral on TV at the time, I as 9 years old and didn't realise how important he was to our country. RIP Winston
My father was a politician and knew Sir Winston. When my father died, my mother received a letter from Lady Clementine. Love your videos Paul x
Thank you Mr. Churchill for your service and for everything you have done for us all.
I 100 % agree with you Paul, where would we be if not for that great Man, all is hard work and so many lost there lives, fighting to keep our country safe, and to give us a better future, it would seem that they have thrown that all away, such a shame, a great video as always, keep it up, you are doing a brilliant job, 👍
Thank you Paul - a super super vlog of my all time favourite Briton ( maybe now equalled by Queen Elizabeth II). I love Churchill, I love what he did for our country, but I also love that he was human - flawed, depressive and so on. He was the most special man.
Y’know when you have that conversation on who you’d have to your ‘you can choose anybody’ to a dinner party - top of my list is always Winston.
The greatest man - to whom we all hold a debt of gratitude.
Saving this vlog Paul - one of my favourites - thank you 👌👍
Very good. Yes Blay-don not Blad-on, and Clemen-teen not Clemen-tyne.
If we hadn't had Churchill we might all be speaking German today.
He won the War for Victory Day Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill with determination, power and strength✔.
What a legend. He can be forgiven for his prior past because if it wasn’t for him this country would not be England and English would not be spoken here. Fact!!!!!
A very controversial man, full of fight, spirit. Wow such a peaceful and beautiful place for him to rest. Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to see where The Man himself is.
Funny thing though, Churchill like the war time Australian ,Menzies, was kicked out of office in general elections. Must say something?
A beautiful Church and Churchyard. A lovely resting place for Sir Winston Churchill. We as a country owe so much to him.
Winston said beware of islam, how right the great man was. Sorry sir the politicians have let you down!!!
Those who don't like his or our glorious history....feel free to LEAVE
Yes Governments ....let us not forget, how many died for that!!!
Keep our Freedoms!!
We can be here there and everywhere then all of a sudden, nowhere except a quite peaceful spot in a Cemetery! Almost forgotten about!
I heard that He liked eating sugary snacks due to low blood sugar ! Which I have, Hence the occasional mad outbursts lol which I get too lol
I throught winston churchill was buried in westminster abbey
What a shame the church was locked. It looks like one near me. Thanks for another great vid Paul. 👍🏻
This has baffled me wow Paul I was told along time ago that he was laid to rest in St Paul’s Cathedral !!¡ … thanks Paul Thais why I like you channel .
Just catching up with your videos! Amazing! I think his speeches and voice still resonates, he gave hope to people when this country faced it worst moments…..a man of his time and a hero! If you visit the house he lived at in Kent near the end of his life….you learn about a different man, a family man , artist and writer.
Loved this video. Winston, thank you for what you did for us rip xx
Great episode Paul
Great fan of winston
As you said
Would this world be the one we know without his leadership
Great work 👍
9:32 Directly behind with the red flowers and greenery that's his mother Lady Jennie's grave. Next to hers in the middle with the big cross is Winston's father's, Lord Randolph's grave. On the left of his father's is his son's grave, Randolph. Not sure about the others, though.
If he knew what UK is like now .
Respect to churchhill my mum told me about churchhill she liked him as prime minister didn't know anything about him only what mum told me she was born in 1926 but sadly died in 2017 thank you Paul for such an amazing video thank you to Winston Churchill a great man ❤️
I'd say it was Blad-on, Blaydon would need a Y, alreet so I'm biased, I'm a mile from the real Blaydon 🤣🤣🤣
Brilliantly done Paul. ✔ RIP YOU GREAT MAN. RESPECT 🙏 😇👏👏👏
🇬🇧🇬🇧THANKYOU Mr Churchill 🇬🇧🇬🇧
He was great leader in his time he will always be remembered for his words of wisdom 😊😊
Anyone else say I think I found it before Paul 😂
If it wasn't for Sir Winston Churchill we would all be speaking German Nazis.
I wish we had a leader like to today.
Another great video Paul as always!
All the best. Steven.
As a young boy of about 3 I sat on his knee put on his knee by Mountbatten
brilliant video Paul, I remember as a teenager watching his funeral on B&W tv and will never forget when his coffin traveled down the Thames and all the dockside cranes lowered their jibs. Many years later I traveled on the Orient Express from Victoria to Winchester in the carriage that carried his coffin , I think it was called Lydia. Keep 'em coming mate.
I was an 18yr old when he died, i did what was then called hitch hiked 50 miles to queue up to see his grave, PS the queen lay in state for 5 days 250,000 people went past, Churchill lay in state for 3 days and 300,000 people went past, and there was none of this clapping business on the march in London people just bowed their heads in respect how things have changed and not for the better.
could you do lovely little Bobby Ball PLEASE
He was cremated at Carlton crematorium hun .
I met Bobby and Tommy when I was younger back in the 80’s after my mum and uncle and auntie saw them in Great Yarmouth - such lovely down to earth ppl xx
How very beautiful.....Winston Churchill was in a league of his own, we have a lot to thank him for.
Great video Paul, respectful as always...🙏... I was lucky enough to visit Chartwell, Churchills home, just before lockdown.... Stunning, def worth a visit if you get a chance x
It’s thanks to his leadership that we have our freedoms today and people should remember that no one is perfect but he done his duty to king and country and no one can take that away RIP GREAT MAN
One of two of the UK's best prime minster's Winston Churchill, and then Margret Thatcher. We need them both back today!. 👍🏽
We need something :the state this country is in under the tories now..
Who were your idols growing up Mirah Hindley and Ian Brady ?
Your narrative omits mention of Churchill's appointment as First Sea Lord ( in charge of the Royal Navy ) during the first years of WW1 , this is not insignificant since Britain was the world's greatest Naval power at that time , and the Battle of Jutland was the greatest naval encounter of all time .
Hi Derek,
Yes I had to pick some info but sadly couldn’t cover his complete life story. Hence why I also left out most of WW2
Totally agree with the comments below, this guy is needed now but what a leader. Visited his war room in Westminster in August. Its something all should see. Great video again Paul 👏
Hi Paul. Really enjoy your content. Just donated £10 for your fuel. 😃
Hi Garrick, thank you so much. That’s very kind of you 🙏
A great video thanks Paul
I don't know if you saw a post I sent about a week ago
About Barnes Wallis the man who invented the bouncing bomb for the dambuster
Who was born in Ripley (where Eric clapton's son is buried)
Wallis is buried in effingham St.lawence Church
Just thought you would be interested
Thank you Simon, will look into
Thank you doing this one. I will never get a chance to visit due to disability. My grandmothers line was related to Churchill through his mother. I have family stories through a member of the family who was able to do genealogy while family members who got to know him were still alive. I get to learn about him through what I read, etc. Thank you so much again and keep up the awesome videos.
Look at the state of the country now.
Sir Winston Churchill and my parents' generation fought to protect our country from foreign invaders to preserve our freedoms, culture and way of life for future generations. Subsequent politicians have given it all away. If Sir Winston and our countrymen who made the supreme sacrifice saw the state of our country today they would weep. If you'd put your ear to the stone you might have heard thump, thump, thump where the great man's turning in his grave.
Thank you Paul, another great video and for this wonderful man. Some of course would argue that he wasn’t a great peace time prime minister, but that’s for the individual to decide based on history. Let us not forget that many years ago now, long after his death, he was voted by the public as “the greatest ever Britain”
Can you do Warren mitchell ,,from till death us do part
I’ve tried to find him, and it’s a difficult one.
My work often takes me round this area, and I payed my respects to the man who give us the life we lead.
Great video for a great man and leader, I was 10 when his funeral took place and I still vividly remember his coffin travelling down the Thames thanks Paul for another well thought out and produced video, cheers mate.
Better PM than our current one!
He had a daughter called Diana Spencer - OMG how weird is that? 😮
Wow that grave is beautiful, and so well looked after. Shame the church wasn't open. I'm trying to get inside a huge church. I'm hoping they let me, since they are usually amazing inside.
Anyway cool content Paul.
Yes maybe controversial but knew what he was doing and we would be living very differently now if it wasn't for his leadership. When we look at recent prime ministers and mrmbers of government not many are without controversy and don't lead the country as well as he did. As always great narration and warm weather means we can see your arms gottacsay loving the ink;) had to be said lol
Can't believe I missed this one... today is 28th of Jan 2024.. oh well better late than never.... thanx Paul....
My favorite Churchillian words........"I have taken more from alcohol, than it has taken from me"!
Big cigars and brandy certainly didn't damage his health considering how long he lived ( He said to one of his generals who had refused a drink by saying " No thank you Sir Winston, I neither drink nor smoke and I am 100% fit" Churchill's retort was typical of the man "I both drink and smoke and am 200% fit!" ) One of his favourite composers, The Finn Jean Sibelius was similar in his tastes, he also loved brandy, champagne and big cigars and when he celebrated his 90th birthday in 1955 Churchill sent him a big box of his own favourite cigars as a gift.
Love your work Paul , but please ..no hints of wokeness .."controversial " ? ..One of England's greatest ever people ..end of conversation .
Thank you Paul for another fantastic video x
A great tribute to the man who led us to victory during WW2 and kept the competition off our backs. A 20th century icon and a legend of British history. Thanks Mr Churchill 😊
Brilliant Ambassador for this country. If it weren’t for him we could well have endured Nazi rule! Thank God that didn’t happen. Thank Sir Winston. Liz
Thanks for the history lesson, yea he was controversial but he was the right man for the job to get us through the war.
Ah, brings Me back to My October 1993 Trip. i have Been to Bladen, and Visited the Grave Yard. Was told that He was Buried there, instead of Westminster Abby was "There are People in there I would not have Tea with!" By the way, having Visited Churchill's Birthplace, Blehahmn Palace, they will tell you a FEW Tails about Him. Thank You for the Video.
Hi Brilliant job again Paul ,many thanks for visiting Sir Winston Churchill as I suggested him to you, I'm looking forward to many more,,, once again great job 👍
I wanted to tell the truth about Churchill in this comment but you requested nothing nasty so I will just say THE WORLD DESERVES TO LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF CREATURE! he really was, if they ever do then I can guarantee nobody would ever respect him after that
Winston Churchill was a great leader we need more like him , the world be a better place. I was born in 1965 when Churchill passing. May he rest in peace 🙏😇
Not shown on this video, but you can see from this churchyard, Blenheim Palace, where Churchill was born.
I used to be the police officer in the village of Blagdon in Somerset, a lovely posting, but I often has Americans rolling up asking where Churchill's grave was!