Winston Churchill
1874 CE – 1965 CE (91 years)
Led Britain through World War II as Prime Minister, delivering some of history's most famous wartime speeches. His leadership is credited as crucial to Allied victory.
Biography
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War and again from 1951 to 1955.
Key Events
1940 CE
Became Prime Minister during Dunkirk crisis
1940 CE
Battle of Britain — 'Their Finest Hour' speech
1943 CE
Tehran Conference with Roosevelt and Stalin
1945 CE
Victory in Europe (VE Day)