Table of Contents
Preface ix
Selective Family Tree xiv
1 1650-1750 'Thou art a rascal, John Churchill' 1
2 1850-74 Randolph and Jennie 15
3 1874-5 The Birth of Winston 44
4 1875-80 A Dysfunctional Family 54
5 1880-7 A Career Thrown Away 71
6 1887-95 Lilian's Millions 101
7 1892-5 Consuelo, the Dollar Princess 119
8 1895-9 The Unhappy Duchess 141
9 1896-9 Looking for Trouble 157
10 1899-1900 National Hero! 173
11 1900-4 The Young Lion 189
12 1904-7 My Darling Clementine 210
13 1907-8 Couples 232
14 1908-14 The Next Generation 254
15 1914-16 A Fall from Power 276
16 1917-21 The Armistice and After 306
17 1921-4 Black Times 324
18 1921-31 The Twenties 345
19 1932-7 Changes at Blenheim 369
20 1938-9 Towards Armageddon 396
21 1939-40 'But You Don't Know Me' 411
22 1941-4 The Long Slog 439
23 1943-5 Weathering the Storm 463
24 1945-51 The Aftermath 487
25 1952-5 A New Era 505
26 1955-63 Safe Harbour 528
27 1963-78 Crossing the Bar 554
Appendix 1 Family and Friends 571
Appendix 2 Lord Randolph Churchill and the Diagnosis of Syphilis 578
Notes 581
Bibliography 593
Acknowledgements 597
Copyright Credits 599
Author's Note 600
Index 601