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Synopsis for JW3 zoom class on afternoon of April 29th

The Young Churchill: Harrow, Sandhurst, and death of father


  1. A brief word about biographies

  2. Churchill was not academically stupid but he was a naughty child. Why?

  3. From Prep School to Harrow

  4. His approach to schooling does not change!

  5. Sandhurst matures him

  6. His father dies as he has just left Sandhurst

  7. Father's death is both a relief and a burden to Churchill


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