American Couple Reacts: Winston Churchill: His Life and The Darkest Hour! FIRST TIME EVER REACTION!
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- American Couple Reacts: Winston Churchill: His Life & The Darkest Hour! FIRST TIME REACTION! This is our first time looking at the life of arguably the most famous British figure, next to the Royal Family. We only have knowledge of Winston Churchill from WWll. This video gives us so many details on his life. We learned A LOT! Is he one of Britain's most beloved figures or controversial? There's more here than we had any idea, VERY surprising facts about his life. Join us as these two American girls learn about the most popular British Prime Minister. This will FASCINATE YOU!
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This is our first time looking at the life of arguably the most famous British figure, next to the Royal Family. We only have knowledge of Winston Churchill from WWll. This video gives us so many details on his life. We learned A LOT! Is he one of Britain's most beloved figures or controversial? There's more here than we had any idea, VERY surprising facts about his life. Join us as these two American girls learn about the most popular British Prime Minister. This will FASCINATE YOU!
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Before we see the video - he is both beloved and controversial. Saved his country.
He was some how related to the princess Diana
''I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes,'' said Winston Churchill, then Secretary of State for War, refering to India. Also, in 1919 ( one year AFTER the end of WW1 ) he planned AND executed a sustained chemical weapons attack on Northern Russia ! 50,000 shells were shipped to Russia and began to be dropped on villages from August 27th until the end of September. The unused weapons were dumped in the White Sea and remain there to this day, on the seabed 40 fathoms down. What a guy !!!!
And the Girls go to The Head of Pudding Bless them
@@chrismoule7242 He is like a lot of war - related persons. Patton was a similar figure, a good man in a rumble, but a waste of time in peace. It was a blessing that he lost to Attlee after the war as Attlee gave a lot of independence and avoided the independence wars that the Dutch and French got into - the legacy of that being Vietnam of course.
Come to think of it, Thatcher was our best war - leader since then, but very divisive in peace.
Even though I am German I have a big respect for Churchill and what he did. He was also so important in nurturing Queen Elizabeth during her early years as Monarch.
He saved Germany as much as Britain.
@@w0033944 Yes, we have a lot to be grateful for.
From a Brit, that's reassuring to hear, we do realise that a lot of Germans, did not want this war but there is still a lot of hurt hear over this awful war.
@@kevinwhite981Yes, we believe that most of the German people didn’t want war, and neither did we. But there was no stopping the little Austrian, was there? A truly terrible man and hugely incompetent. But Churchill was flawed too, and completely unsuitable for peace time. That’s why he lost the premiership in 1946. Apparently he was so shocked he went into one of his deep depressions.
Nurturing Queen Elizabeth? As a Scot who does not have a lot of time for Churchill, I find that rather off. Churchill was a very poor peace-time prime minister.
Greetings from NZ - I was born and raised in South Africa = his part in the Anglo Boer war formed part of the secondary school history curriculum. My favourite Winston quote is when some snarky lady told him "If your were my husband I would poison your drink"....he answered "If I was your husband I would drink it!"
Sounds like Nancy Astor. The two of them had a fairly combative kind of acquaintance. Another occasion was after a dinner when (reportedly) she began with
"Winston, you are drunk"
"And you, Madam, are ugly. But in the morning, I shall be sober"
Nuff said, really hahaha.
That was Lady Astor and their verbal battles in Parliament are legendary.
He once replied to her "Madame you are ugly!"
She responded saying "You Sir are drunk!"
Winston replied "Ah yes Madame I am but at least I shall be sober in the morning"
@@michaelstamper5604 The verbal exchange was begun by Bessie Braddock MP who said "Winston you are drunk and what's more, you are disgustingly drunk." Churchill replied "Bessie you are ugly and what's more , you are disgustingly ugly, but in the morning, I shall be sober."
@@michaelstamper5604 Bessie Braddock.
Putting the Boer women and children in camps was an unforgivable and despicable act.
My father, a working class tradesman and a proud Yorkshire man, spent the last 4 years of World War Two as a German held POW. The thing that gave him heart, and the strength to endure, was the snippets of Churchill's speaches and actions, gleaned from loose talk amongst the German guards. These guards never dreamed than their prisoners would learn as much German as they could. My father, for the remainder of his life, held a deep respect and admiration for Winston Churchill. I remember standing in Westminster Abbey at the memorial brass plate in the floor, for Churchhill with tears running down my cheeks. For Winston and for my dad.
I remember watching Churchills funeral, I was 4. I was with my mum and she was crying. He was a great man, he made people believe we would win the war with his speeches, so uplifting.
I remember the evening of the day he died. The TV cameras and press were camped outside his house for hours, though as I was just under 7 at the time, I don't remember whether they were waiting for his death, or waiting for an announcment from his surviving family.
I remember watching too, aged 7
No he wasn't. Stop falling for the fake mythology. Churchill was a part of the Focus Group, which was financed by Rothschild, who also had plenty of influence in it. Rothschild also financed Churchill's lifestyle after he lost his job as a minister and was unable to afford Chartwell. It was the Focus Group, under Churchill's leadership, that pushed an unwell Neville Chamberlain into declaring an avoidable war against Germany, the result of which was a wrecked British economy, loss of the Empire, and 450,800 British deaths. Germany offered no threat to Britain, but Churchill brought it on just the same as part of his service and payback to the Rothschild financial empire.
My mum was always happy, a trully lovely person. Seeing her cry and being so sad had a big impact on me.@DaveBartlett
Britain didn't win the war. It was beaten after its army was unceremoniously beaten and booted out of the European mainland by the German Wehrmacht, and only kept alive due to US support. The defeat was further exacerbated by the loss of its empire, a ruined economy, and it now becoming a vassal state to its former American colony. All thanks to Churchill's insistence that Britain should get itself involved in an east European conflict that it could have easily stayed out of.
I found that incredible that the younger generation thought that Churchill was a fictional character it just goes to show that not enough is being taught about our rich history in school once again thank you girls. 🙂
Most of what I know about the world and history I learnt outside of school. That's because I kept my eyes and ears open and asked questions. It's called curiosity and a willingness to learn. There is a reason the current boring generation is called Z. Zzzzzzzzzz
It's enough to make you weep, our history is one of most outstanding in our world, all they seem to teach children in schools these days is how to question our rich history and paint a negative picture.
Diana and Winston were related to each other via a Charles Spencer. Winston’s five times grandparents and Diana’s 7 times grandparent.
He was an aristocrat, they're all closely related.
The problem with the UK education system is that, for some time now, children are taught to be ashamed of Britain's past, for example The British Empire. They are told how Britain's involvement in the Slave Trade was evil but are not taught about how Britain fought against the Slave Trade, and ,won! Children are taught to be embarrassed about Britain's past.
Rubbish, they are taught the truth, the good and the bad, sorry uf that makes you uncomfortable. Lying is not the answer though.
@@Rootsfran You wouldn't know the truth if it slapped you in the face. You've been far too indoctrinated.
The fact that 20% of teenagers questioned thought Winston was a fictional character is a damning indictment of our current education system, the teaching profession should be ashamed of themselves.
I bet they know who all the Kardashians are.
Given that we supposedly live in the information age, when facts are literally at everyone's fingertips, I can only regard this as wilful ignorance
@@CDHatchit's all to do with narratives, not the actual complexities of the times. There is a lot of selective "presentism" about.
@@smythharris2635 Whatever that word salad means . . . . . . .
It's not the fault of the teaching system it's the fault of the lazy brain dead generation of zombies who spend all their time on their mobile phones.
At 86 I am old enough to have seen the then Mr Churchill and to have been outside St Paul's Cathedral at his funeral. I also heard his wartime radio broadcasts as a child in the heavily bombed East End of London. Those speeches gave us courage and resolve. It is not too much for me to say that I feel that I owe him my life.🏴🇬🇧
Wow to have been there at the time of Churchill! Thank you for sharing.
My favourite Churchill quote “If I were married to you, I'd put poison in your coffee,” Lady Astor once famously remarked to Winston Churchill. “If I were married to you,” he replied, “I'd drink it.”
Another one allegedly with Lady Astor was when she said "You, sir, are drunk!" and Churchill replied, "So I am. And you, Ma'am are ugly. However, I shall be sober in the morning."
My favourite was when George Bernard Shaw wrote a note to Churchill about the opening night of his play, St. Joan. Shaw enclosed two tickets. "One for yourself and one for a friend if you have one." Churchill wrote back saying that he was unable to attend the first night and asking for tickets for the second night "if there is one."
@@arthurennimore-empties6709 - When he was quite elderly he was being helped into the House of Lords and a couple of rows behind him someone said he's old and pathetic, he can barely walk. He turned to them and said "They say he's also quite deaf".
Love that one too ❤
Despite being half-american, he had a bit of a dig at them with, "You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all other possibilities."
Every human has their faults but you've got to remember that they are simply men and women of their time.
And whatever his faults, He never wavered in his opposition to Nazi Germany.. what I'd say to anyone who criticise"s him, Is would they prefer Hitler? 😬 Got to judge people by the good as well as the bad..
I will not speak negatively about Sir WC, but some of his views are now deemed a tad 'old-world'. What matters more was his capacity as a leader.
The British bulldog remained resilient and kept the nation on-side against the Nazi war machine whilst many other nations remained 'neutral' or fell to the Nazi regime.
Sir WC has so many tremendous quotes, they still hit hard today, but I remind myself how powerful these statements must have hit people in the 1940s when London and other cities were being blown to pieces.
The best leader we have ever had, and he came at a time when he was most needed.
RIP Sir WC.
A time when you could express your opinion, and no one would resort to spitefulness and violence .
Last weeks opinions are considered old world now.
Churchill was a tour de force of a person. If you ask simple questions like "was Churchill a good man?" you are probably diminishing the complexity of such a complex human. By many standards he sometimes wasn't and there are valid reasons to claim he wasn't but when called upon he stood up to the great evil of our time and prevailed. A fascinating human.
His funeral was quite an event. I watched on TV as his body was brought down the Thames on a barge through docklands. It was working docks then, as it passed each crane it was dipped in respect.
I Remember that well. I can't remember the exact words, but the tv commentator basically said, This is something that is only used for Royalty.
He wrote a lot of books - around 40 - but he also got this:
''The 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values."''
"A literary prize is intended to cast lustre over the author, but here it is the author who gives lustre to the prize."
@@peterjackson4763 I tried reading one of his books once. Not exactly light bedtime reading! 😀
@@margaretnicol3423 My Early Life is perhaps the closest to that. I have read his history of WW2 and part of his history of WW1. Not light but interesting.
Total respect for this man, we could do with him now in the UK ❤
Why? He was responsible for the collapse of the British Empire, a wrecked economy, and nearly 451 thousand Brits killed - unnecessarily!
And here in the USA.
Churchill was an egotistical warmonger responsible for millions of deaths in a war that Britain could have avoided.
No we couldn't, he was a rotten peace time Prime Minister, but a brilliant wartime one.
@@justinchetham-strode5234 Except that he wanted to destroy Germany permanently by asking the RAF to completely blitz it with anthrax. Such a nasty piece of work!
My favorite quote from Churchill was when a lady said " if you were my husband I would poison your tea" Mr Churchill said " Madam if I was your husband id drink it"
My favourite quote occurred whilst he was inspecting the eighth army in Egypt. He was viewing troops when a light breeze caught the epaulettes on his romper suit and blew them off. He turned to one of his aides with the comment "it's a good thing that whoever fitted them did not do up my flies this morning".
During WW2 Churchill was the right man on the right place at the right time.
now we have the wrong men at the wrong time
@@TheMishka11 we have had the wrong man since after Thatcher
@@catsdofunnythings4046 so... Thatcher was the right man?
I grew up two miles from Winston Churchill'S country home Chartwell House in Kent .
It's stunningly beautiful and open to the public .This will be a very interesting watch for me .Thank you ❤
Which village/town?
My grandparents lived in Limpsfield Chart and my mother was friends with Mary Churchill including during the war.
My father lived in Limpsfield and caddied for Churchill's daughter@@saxonanglo3956
Always with Jock the cat!
Winston Churchill mother Jeanette Jerome (1854 - 1921) was quite a character of her own, she was one of many gilded age million dollar Princesses who married British nobles.
He was the perfect PM for the time. He was absolutely necessary. I wouldn't ever agree with his politics but he was absolutely vital, necessary and just the kind of PM the world needed. It's right that he is honoured because if it wasn't for him Britain and inturn the rest of the world world have been a vastly different and darker place.
i agree. he had his great flaws but cometh the hour as they say. and he made some brutal choices about india to keep britain from starving so i wouldnt want to have had his job, but you can be sure he never made them without a lot of soul searching and some tears.
What are you talking about? It was Churchill who was determined to involve Britain in a war that it had no need for being involved in, eventually leading to a ruined economy, loss of empire, and the better part of half a million British deaths.
Cometh the hour - cometh the man!
I have one of Churchills sayings printed out and laminated and always kept with my plastic cards, it has helped me through a lot of things with mental health, " When going through hell, Keep Going"
Hi Natasha and Debbie, the video missed out a couple of interesting Facts.
In September 1898 at the Battle of Omdurman, Churchill rode in the last major cavalry action in the history of the British Army and was lucky to survive. The 21st Lancers, a total of 350 men, attacked what they believed to be a body of about 700 Mahdists. In fact 2,000 tribesmen had remained concealed in a deep gulley engaged the lancers in desperate hand-to-hand combat. They managed to fight their way out of the ambush but suffered 70 men killed or wounded, the highest casualty figures of any British regiment engaged at Omdurman.
In November 1915, remaining an MP Churchill returned to the British Army. He joined the 2nd Grenadier Guards on the Western front in the trenches. In January 1916 he was promoted to Lt. Colonel and took command of the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers. During his service Churchill narrowly escaped death on several occasions but in May, his unit was merged into the 15th Division. Churchill did not request a new command, instead securing permission to leave active service. When he left a fellow officer recorded, “I believe every man in the room felt Winston Churchill's leaving us a real personal loss”.
FYI - Churchill while serving on the front line was as little as five to ten miles away from a certain Corporal Adolf Hitler serving in the 16th Bavarian Reserve Regiment.
Winston Churchill was the right man at the right time. When we needed him, he was like our Julius Caesar
Apparently some teenagers who were asked who Churchill was said it was the bulldog in the Churchill Insurance adverts.
😂
Another great video. Queen Elizabeth always said Churchill was a great help, when she first became Queen, teaching her all about politics, it’s also believed that Winston Churchill washer favourite prime minister. Out of all that served during her reign.
Slightly tangential, but I do like the US Navy for having a destroyer named USS Winston S Churchill, and for having a Royal Navy officer serving aboard on exchange. On ya, USN.
The copyrighted cut part was that Churchill was a main driver of the Gallipoli campaign in WW1, which you’ll remember from learning about the significance of ANZAC Day to Aussies and Kiwis, was a bloody defeat for the Allies.
PS. The UK has a car insurance company called Churchill, and its adverts feature an animated toy bulldog called Churchill.
Hello Natasha & Debbie, thanks for all your videos. Churchill's uniform you liked was of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars regiment, he commissioned into them in 1895. In 1898 Churchill was attached to the 21st Lancers which was fighting in the Sudan during the Mahdist War. During the battle of Omdurman the regiment with Churchill took part in one of the last cavalry charges of the British Cavalry. Around 400 men involved in the charge 70 were killed and wounded and the regiment won three Victoria Crosses. If you want to see more, the charge is in the 1972 film (movie) "Young Winston" starring Simon Ward. Cheers Chris
🇬🇧”NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW”🇬🇧
He definitely didn't shout it but yes.
My favourite Churchill quote occurred when France had been taken over by the Germans and now they were so close to England's coast, a French General had said that "In three weeks England will have her neck wrung like a chicken" to which Churchill replied " Some chicken.......Some neck"
There are so many things I didn't know. I love learning more about history and the people in it.
To quote from the movie "Darkest Hour" -
"He weaponised the English language and sent it off to war".
It was great that this man was in the right place at the right time and in the right position. Definitely a contradictory character, who (understandably) was also haunted by many personal abysses, but who can judge how his inner conflict contributed to his unquestionable steadfastness... It's good that he was around and that he took over from Chamberlain.
Ladies, thank you very much for your great reaction and for giving me the opportunity to learn so much more about Sir Winston than our school curriculum provided back then.
Best wishes from Germany
" never in the field of human conflict, has so many owed so much, to so few " after the battle of Britain, about the RAF
One of the greatest Briton there has and ever will be. God bless his legacy. I often watch video's on Churchill and young Queen Elizabeth, which may interest you to take a look at.
Brought up by a War Child, we were taught that some people said "Winston Churchill was a warmonger" and others "he was the right man at the right time".
He was a war monger we need to monger war at that time.
I remember Sir Winston's funeral. I was 8 years old when he died and the telebhisean (TV) had just arrived in the Highlands. We watched the funeral on the old black & white TV. I have my Churchill 5 shilling coin, now a rarity. Apart from The Queen, my Mum, who's 96, considers him the greatest ever Britain.
I have a strong memory of Churchill's funeral, (I was 7). My mum who had served as a Wren on the Enigma Project in WW2, was one of the many who voted against Churchill after the war. Upon seeing the news report on his funeral she had tears streaming down her face; proof, maybe of the huge emotions he evoked in those who survived the war.
After WW1 and the terrible conditions returning troops encountered, people weren't standing for it again. They wanted the Welfare State. Unfortunately, Churchill was on the wrong side of the zeitgeist. He was a great leader, and very well respected but folks needed decent housing, healthcare, pensions etc.
I remember watching his funeral i was 9 yrs old
Wow!
Me too I was staying at my aunts in Woodstock I was 19 years old very powerful experience.
He was given a state funeral (which was uncommon for a commoner) The laying in state file past was seen by far more people, then Queen Elizabeth ll funeral.
My father-in-law watched Churchill’s funeral flotilla and cranes bowing along the Thames - he was a young naval officer then and even when dementia was kicking in in recent years, it’s a vivid memory he was still able to recollect.
One of Winston Churchill's daughters Sarah became an actress her most well known roll was in the film Royal Wedding with Fred Astaire.
'role' not roll!
I was a child when Churchill died and remember the funeral. I lived in Oxford and would go to Blenheim palace the place where Churchill was born many times. There is an exhibition of Churchill’s life there with some of his personal possessions, which is fascinating. I recommend reading his autobiography, he truly lived a remarkable life. It was also Churchill’s idea for the national health service, health care for all from the cradle to the grave.
It was during the war that the groundwork was undertaken for the NHS which was eventually introduced by the Labour government. The idea was first worked on in Churchill's Government, but Labour would never admit it.
Snooty posh woman to Churchill: “ Winston you’re drunk!!”
Churchill to said Lady: “ And you Madam are ugly, but in the morning I shall be SOBER!!” 😅😅😅
Supposedly Lady Astor, if I remember correctly.
This was said by Lady Astor in the House of Commons
Correction, it was Bessie Braddock not Astor. She was a working class Labour MP from Liverpool and looked like a bulldog. She was very anti-alcohol. Astor told Churchill if he were her husband she would poison his coffee. Churchill responded if he were her husband he would most certainly drink it.😅
Excellent video ladies, Churchill will always be a British hero. He had his character flaws but was absolutely a lion of a leader 👍👍🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧
He also took part in the last ever Cavelry charge during the battle for Omdurman.
As a history lover I have read a lot about Churchill’s life his failures and achievements. He was definitely needed at the time.
Thing about Churchill is that he was not strong on strategy or peacetime management, and he was an inveterate interferer, to the constant frustration of his general staff.
What he was was a great organiser and motivator and very energetic despite his age.
His receptiveness to new ideas and his ability to get often reluctant people to carry forward those ideas rapidly made him invaluable to winning the war. We needed someone with a strength of personality to match or exceed Hitler’s to ensure that things got done.
He was also an excellent morale booster which is as important if not more so than other characteristics.
One of his major failings was betrayal of Harris and bomber command in 1945 after Dresden.
The bombing of Dresden, as horrendous as it was, had been specifically requested by Stalin to support his advance, and had been approved by Churchill.
When the results of the successful mission became apparent, the US denied any involvement, and Churchill described it as a “terror” attack.
The sacrifice of over 55000 RAF bomber command aircrew was immediately discounted. Harris was effectively isolated, and no bomber command medal was never struck - a continuing source of disappointment even today.
There is a Series on DVD that was given away with the Telegraph News paper by Walter Thompson called Churchill's Body Guard. Very good set.
And that wee house Winnie built for his daughter Mary is still there in the garden at Chartwell. I didn't photograph it when I was there and wished I had, clever with his hands was Churchill, a good painter though I can't remember whether it was watercolours or oils, and bricklaying he found relaxing. Of course he was a great orator, his speeches were frequently full of fire, and this fervour and stoic grit and love of his Country took us though the War buoyed up with his enthusiasm. Churchill (Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill) was born on the 30th of November 1874 at his family's ancestral home, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. On his father's side, he was a member of the aristocracy as a descendant of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. Touching on a bit of (important) family history; General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, KG, PC (26 May 1650 - 16 June 1722), he was known for never having lost a battle. Thank the Lord for Winnie, if it wasn't for him we would all be dead and that very few that lived would be enslaved and speaking German. When I saw the front page of the newspaper that cold January morning in '65 "Death of Churchill" I shed many a tear that day and felt the loss, much as I did when we lost our Queen - just those two, no one else, they broke the mould when those two great individuals were born. Straight as an arrow, straight as a ramrod, we will never see their like again. Thanks to you both for rekindling old memories.
Churchill is a legend. I’ve read several biogs on him. I used to work as a Guide at Blenheim Palace where he was born. You can see the room he was born in, and where he is buried at the town of Woodstock which lies behind the palace. Absolutely amazing place and an amazing man.
Sorry, but He is buried in St Martins C of E Church in Bladen.
There's a huge stunning bronze statue of Winston Churchill on the village green in Chartwell ,visted there a few times in my childhood .The Natonal Trust took over Churchill'S beloved country home and everything there has been left the way he left it .This brought back memories of where i grew up and all my family who are no longer here
A famous Churchill quote, which may not be true, but sounds like him.
Bessie Braddock MP: “Winston, you are drunk, and what’s more you are disgustingly drunk.”
WSC: “Bessie, my dear, you are ugly, and what’s more, you are disgustingly ugly. But tomorrow
I shall be sober and you will still be disgustingly ugly.”
Excellent video about Churchill. As much as i knew,saw the film etc,there was alot i had no idea about. Really love how well sought these videos always are. As interesting as informative.
Would be interesting to see something about the US regarding the missile crisis. Never taught,mentioned etc & my mum loves her history but never mentioned to me. Fingers crossed a maybe possible. Thanks for a great new insight,always extremely resourceful & well researched. ❤
Every big figure has a good side, and a bad side.
He is still a national hero, and i wouldn't like to think what would of happened if he wasn't around.
I think we’d be speaking German
I am 60 soon, born and bred in the U.K and I learned lots. If you haven't watched The Darkest Hour already then you must.
You should watch the film Young Winston which shows he travelled everywhere with troops during WW1. How he survived was amazing. My father was very much into politics and when Churchill died in 1965 I was nine nearly ten and I remember my father saying to me that he was the greatest politician we had and we would not have won WWII without him. Our Queen loved him as he was very encouraging to her when she came to the throne. Basically despite his silver spoon background he was not academically minded but he knew how to organise and lead and that’s what made him. His home at Chartwell is a wonderful place to visit and you can feel his presence there especially in his art studio. He had many animals but one thing he had was ginger cat and to this day there is a ginger cat that lives at Chartwell. I live near his home and visited it many times. Our teenagers are very rarely taught about modern history like the war its dreadful really. There is a statue of Winston outside Palace of Westminster in Parliament Square so many kids don’t know who he is but then most would not be able to name our prime minister either. It’s a sad world.
Thank you for a great video again. Every day is always a learning day with natasha and Debbie
Thank YOU for watching & your continued support! It does NOT go unnoticed!
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow well what can I say you both are the best and if you keep making videos then I'll keep watching them
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No offence but you do realise that this video wasn't actually made by Natasha and Debbie don't you? I'm talking about the real video - the one they are merely reacting to. How about some credit for the real filmmaker?
Churchill was highly respected as a wartime leader in my family. On a personal level though, he was hated. My Grandad was part of Bomber Command, Churchill turned his back on them, and vilified them after the war. My Grandad, Flt Lt John Cecil Metcalfe DFM. Was made to feel ashamed of his service.
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I have a favourite quotation by Churchill when he wrote of his excellent work as First Lord of the Admiralty (political head of the Royal Navy) ensuring the mightiest fleet in the world was at its peak availability at all its bases when WWI started. He summed it up in the simple words ‘His Majesty’s ships were at sea’. A simple phrase but encompassing so much! Much like his speech in WW2 just before the 1940 collapse of France which he bravely began with the words ‘The news from France is very bad’. No sugar coating.
I have vivid memories of meeting Winston Churchill in 1961 aged 5 when he visited the troops stationed in Gibraltar.
You must visit Blenheim Palace, Winston's childhood home, it is beautiful. One of my favourite speeches was the one he gave after the blitz on London. He had the ability to rally the people.
I remember watching Winston Churchill's funeral on our black and white TV, I know I had been off school with tonsillitis and spent most of it in tears It was so moving. I don't think that we would have witnessed so many people watching the progress of a funeral for anyone other than Winston Churchill or one of the royal family.
TY Ladies for this coverage of Sir Winston Churchill's life, the part that was missing covered the one that most Australians and New Zealanders wont forgive Sir Winston for... the Gallipoli Campaign against the Turkish Nation trying to knock Turkey out of WW1..this however forged ANZAC and the legend began highlighting their heroism and fighting spirit which to this day has both Aussie and Kiwis forever as brothers in arms.
Other than that I do see him as the guiding force to the British Victory in surviving the Nazi onslaught.
Famous for his quotes, one sticks in my mind. Churchill was famous for taking meetings and even meeting Presidents whilst in his bath, one day his assistant came in to say "Sir last night a member of Parliament was caught with a Guardsman in Hyde park doing naughty things, Churchill said "last night? it was very cold last night".."Yes Sir it was one of the coldest this year"..too which Churchill said .."makes you proud to be British"
Ty ladies yet again a great reaction PS TY Natasha for wearing the Aussie T-shirt.
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I would DEFINITELY recommend that you watch the 2017 movie "Darkest Hour", starring Gary Oldman playing Winston beautifully, with Lily James as his new secretary. Set at the time Neville Chamberlain was forced to resign and Winston was asked to become the new Prime Minister, as the only man for the job!
We see a bit of his home life and how he responded to the early defeat of France and getting our boys back safely from German bombardment of them, trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk. It's a truly inspiring film/movie!
I watched Churchill's funeral on the TV. Mr.Clem Attlee, who led the the 1945 Labour government and became Prime Minister attended the funeral but couldn't take an active part because he'd been so chilled by the cold at the rehearsal the previous day.
Hi ladies great video thank you. Its a tragedy that more is not taught about Churchill in our schools today, his action affected the whole globe, not just the UK. He was a true national hero.
Winston Churchill, half American, half British. The best of both worlds. :)
Good video.
America is a continent, not a country.
I remember very well Churchill's funeral being 16 at the time. My parents were in tears and the sight of the cranes in the Port of London dipping to his waterborne funeral cortege I shall never forget. His grave is in a small churchyard in Bladon near Woodstock and Blenheim Palace and is quite unpretentious. He was a man of his time and as a human being had his faults as do most other politicians. Though may of his are fabricated or exaggerated. He was crucial to Great Britain winning the war when many other politicians thought we should sue for peace with Hitler.
I remember watching his funeral on live television when I was seven years old. Oh dear, now I do feel old... 🤣
I was almost 27 and outside St Paul's Cathedral at his funeral. That is feeling old believe me !
@@margaretoconnor3687 You have a point there, lol.
But we have memories of these great events which I believe enrich our lives. Best wishes@@zednotzee7
Great reactions girlies, if you get the chance to watch the film Young Winston do so. His father liked the ladies and died from syphilis, it always seemed he couldn't please his father in anything he done. Well done once again I love watching these videos with the two of you we all learn together ❤ 👏👏👏👏
Although there were some who were intimidated by Churchill or rather by his popularity, and actively disliked the man, no-one can deny that he was a pivotal part of the war against Hitler, and without him things may have been very different. My father was amongst many who said that during the toughest times, Churchill's words lifted them, and gave them the courage to continue the fight. Churchill and Lady Diana did, indeed, have an ancestor in common. I think his great uncle, Lord Spencer, was her great great grandfather, or something like that.
Hi Natasha and Debbie this sounds like an interesting one and I got some sleep yesterday morning I had 9 hours sleep
Good! You needed it
@@TheNatashaDebbieShow I feel so much better today
Winston Churchill is a legend and the saviour of our country...and Europe
On my grandmother's knee, I learnt about the speeches of Winnie, how the family would surround the radio and gain hope during the time that her 3 sons were away fighting.
Although I was young, I can remember the funeral on TV and our country mourning him.
Although his wartime speeches were amazing, I loved his quick wit. When Nancy Astor told him, "If I was married to you, I would give you poison!" Winston replied, "Madam, if I was married to you, I'd drink it!"
As a German I have a great respect for him. He was a bad politician the most time of his career, but he was the best choice during WW II for Britain.
Well said, that’s why he lost the election when the war was over. He would never have taken care of our people in the aftermath of war. Thank goodness we had Clement Attlee.
The missing part was about the disastrous failed landings in 1915, Gallipoli. Basically the Turkish troops were waiting and it was pretty much a Duck shoot. The forces that were decimated were largely comprised of ANZAC troops. Apparently the ships were hanging around for too long before hand, giving the Turks good time to prepare. Some put this down to friction between the Royal Navy and Army. Or it could have just been arrogance.
Even that video only gives a brief history of Churchill. In his early Military Service he took part in the last major Cavalry Charge of the British Army during the reign of Queen Victoria. He visited the United States several times between the wars, and during prohibition he had a Doctors Prescription so he could drink Whisky! He was knocked down by a Taxi in New York when he looked Right first instead of left, forgetting "Americans drive on the wrong side of the road"! He was kept in hospital for several weeks after. I have quoted Churchill many times when asked by Managers to do difficult tasks with "Give us the tools and we will finish the job"! Few Managers can respond much to a Churchill Quote! His wit with others was famous. Lady Astor and he did not get on he said if I was married to her I would give her poison. She replied, If I was married to you I would drink it! Another occasion she told him he was drunk, to which Churchill replied yes but you are ugly, but in the morning I will be sober!
I'm in the UK our schools do not teach in dept Winston Churchill. There our soooo many groups here who pull Winston to pieces. It's so sad really. He was our best Britain, only to be overtaken by our Queen ...RIP to both xx
My favourite Churchill quote - When going through hell, keep going.
For a politician, Winston could be unbelievably blunt.
When he lost an election in Dundee, he left Scotland informing the voters that 'he would see grass growing in their jute mills'.
As Home Secretary during the Great Depression, he responded to rioting in the South Wales minefields by telling people desperate for financial support that 'there would be law and order'.
The Welsh did not forget.
And in Ireland, he urged forces opposing Irish republicans to 'spare no man, woman or child'.
The Irish did not forget either.
An extraordinary and complicated man.
We may never see the like again.
Not sure if that's a good thing or bad.
I have seen he's grave and it's well kept as ut should be I was surprised that so many kids thought Winston Churchill was a fictional character. Love that your late dogs do look like each other as did Winston dog. I'm not too sure about our 3 cats and dog looks like any of me and my wife😊😅. Great reaction ladies again x
I was born just a couple of months after Churchill died, and although I wasn’t interested in history growing up, it’s something that fascinates me now, especially the period covering WW2, and I’ve watched many RUclips history documentaries in the last few years. As a result I have huge respect for him and believe that without him as prime minister, the outcome of the war would have been very different. His skill as an orator was legendary, my favourite Churchill quote is ‘Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few’.
"Never, never, never give up"; WS Churchill.
The accounts of Churchill from the perspective of his bodyguard are also fascinating. You can’t imagine a modern day Prime Minister wanting to engage in a gun fight with a terrorist organisation in the middle of London. Churchill’s bodyguard had to stop him engaging the I.R.A when their car came under attack from gun fire. Without Churchill in WW2, many of his modern day haters and critics simply wouldn’t be alive today. It’s strange how Nazi sympathisers like Lord Halifax are not ever criticised, and yet Churchill had to fight him off too during the darkest hour.
I found out a couple of years ago I am also related to the Spencer Churchills back in the 1600's...
In Britain all the people of his social stature are expected to serve as officers in the British military.
In Britain all the people of his social stature are cousins.
He was the best man for the job.
A less than gentlemanly quote from Churchill to a woman who told him he was drunk
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.”
Or
All I can say is that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.”
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Born in and lived in the family home... Blenheim Palace... yet there was 'no-room' for him? Google a picture of Blenheim Palace. Maybe now you might understand the wrench he must have felt being abandoned at the railway station on his way to boarding school. The generation of Brits that lived through the war years had strong feelings about the great man that saved us... some resented his power and privilege for sure but almost everyone admired his gift with words, his immense wit and grasp of the moment.
He missed out the fact that Churchill took part on the last cavalry charge in British history and that his ancestor was the Duke of Marlborough, widely regarded as the greatest British military commander of all time.This man has only covered a tiny fraction of his life and there a mountain to go out and find. He is an endlessly fascinating man.
The men of the 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade took part in the historic charge at the heavily fortified town Beersheba on 31 October 1917. The last cavalry charge of the British Empire.
Yes I know. There are a few vids on here about it. A cavalry charge in 1917!
Diana, Princess of Wales was Winston Churchill's fourth cousin twice removed.
After the battle of Britain he told the nation and the world that Never in the field of human conflict was so much been owed by so many to so few'
- "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few".
- Lady Aster: 'Mr Churchill, I believe you are drunk.'
Churchill: 'And you, madam, are ugly; but in the morning I shall be sober..'
- In the house of commons, giving a speech after a very large lunch, a backbencher noticed his very large belly, and shouted "what you gonna call it Winston?"
His reply:
If it is a girl I shall name it after the lovely princess Elisabeth, if a boy after our King George...but if, as I imagine, it is only piss and wind, I shall name it after you dear boy!
- Lady Astor: “If I were married to you, I’d put poison in your coffee.”
Churchill: “If I were married to you, I’d drink it.”
I'm a great admirer of Churchill, but as well as all his world changing deeds it needs to be remembered that he did indeed have "feet of clay". During his funeral procession, as his casket was sailed down the Thames, and the famous image of the "pool of London" dock cranes lowering their jibs as the cortege sailed past, what is not commonly known is that the London dockworkers being well versed in Churchill's earlier pre-WW1 career as British Home Secretary in the early 1910s, were not happy at being made to pay tribute to the Home Secretary that had sent in the army to break up destitute working class striking miners fighting for a subsistence wage in South Wales 55 years earlier, and they refused to operate the cranes on the day of the funeral. Last minute pay bonuses (bribes) to the crane operators saw them sell their principles down the river along with Churchill's coffin as he passed by.
There was a LOT of working class resentment towards Churchill, inspite of his pivotal role in 20th century history.
Yes, there is a distant family connection between Princess Diana and Winston Churchill through shared ancestry.
For Diana: She was related through her father, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, who is from the Spencer family line.
For Churchill: He was connected through his paternal lineage, specifically as a descendant of the Spencer family through Lady Sarah Churchill, who was a cousin of the Spencers.
We as a family watched Sir Winston Churchill's funeral on tv in glorious Black and White on Saturday the 30th, day of January 1965 we were grateful that it was on a Saturday if it had been a weekday myself and my Father would have missed it on the account it would have been a working day and we would been working I was 17 at the time, the experience has stuck with me all my life never to be forgotten.
Evening lovely ladies, loving this show tonight, im a 60 year old Brit, i can honestly say, Churchill is and was the best prime minister ever in British history,he would run rings around the prime ministers since. They say move with the times.... Oh boy, god help us, Churchill was a man of his word, and loved,fourght for his country, however today's prime ministers are all corrupt and self indulgence, they have no respect for the country they represent at all, sad to say. Thank you both for your show 👏🇬🇧🌹💖 Churchill is a true gentleman and legend 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I live near Chartwell, the house and gardens are perfectly preserved with a lot of Churchill memorabilia on display - well worth a visit if you ever come to Surrey. Blenheim Palace (Churchill’s birthplace) is also a great day out.