Gladstone, Herbert, 32
Gladstone, William, 2, 63, 178, 269
Glasgow, Scotland, emigration from, 233
Globe Theatre, 272
Goliath, HMS, 316
Granby, Lady, 19, 121
Grant, Duncan, 123
Great Britain:
in Agadir dispute, 255, 258, 259
American stereotype in, 35
arms race in, 198, 199–201, 203–4, 263, 296, 297, 298–99, 301
capital punishment in, 222–25
class snobbery in, 62
Conservative leadership of, 40–41, 44, 46, 66–67
German relations with, 256, 263–264, 266–68, 297
Liberal leadership of, 116, 172, 202, 218, 234, 239, 251, 302, 303, 308, 309, 316, 317, 318
political violence in, 65, 66
Victorian prosperity of, 39
war planning in, 257–58, 259–60, 299–300, 301, 307, 308, 312, 318
in World War I, 305, 306–18
see also British Empire; Edwardian era; Victorian era
Greece, 288
Grenfell, Ettie, 51–52, 54–55, 150, 151, 188, 229–30
Grenfell, Francis, 286, 298, 299, 300
Grenfell, Julian, 53, 229–30
Grenfell, Robert, 298
Grenfell, Willie, 51, 54, 150
Grey, Edward, 119, 249–50, 255, 256, 257, 310, 311, 315
Grey, Spenser, 292
Grimsby, England, 219–20
Gwynne, H. A., 311, 318
Haldane, Richard, 119, 260–61, 265, 267, 303, 310
Halley’s comet, 228
Hamilton, Ian, 222
Hamilton, Jean, 222
Harcourt, Lewis, 252, 308
Harcourt, William Vernon, 39, 48
Hardie, Keir, 177, 235, 242
Hardy, Thomas, 250, 294
Harlow, Jean, 155
Harris, Frank, 112–14
Harris tweed, 43
Harrow, 7
Hatfield House, 40, 41
Healy, Tim, 47
Hess, Rudolf, 298
Hicks Beach, Michael, 71, 72
Highbury, 61–62, 103
Hirst, Francis, 296
history, Churchill’s view of, 5, 6, 45, 56, 266
History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides), 280
Hitler, Adolf, 297, 298
Hobhouse, Charles, 194, 204, 216
Hobson, J. A., 218
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 54
Home Office, Churchill’s leadership of, 221–25, 229, 233–37, 239–242, 243, 246, 251–52, 253–54, 255, 258, 260, 261
Hong Kong, British administration of, 132
Hooligans, 42–43, 44–45, 46, 50, 54–55, 67, 68, 70, 74, 80, 85, 91, 96, 183
House of Commons:
army reform debate in, 47–49
Balfour’s leadership of, 28, 48–49, 63
Chamberlain’s reputation in, 62, 63, 69
Churchill’s 1908 re-election to, 170, 171–73, 174–77, 178
Churchill’s Colonial Office representation in, 120, 136–37, 158
Churchill’s Conservative allies in, 41, 42–43
Churchill’s first election to, 2, 10, 18–19, 20, 21, 26, 61
Churchill’s maiden speech in, 2, 27–32, 33
Churchill’s opponents in, 2, 48–49, 76, 77, 86, 87–88, 91, 93, 94, 136–37, 243–44, 254, 283–84
Churchill’s party switch in, 96
Churchill’s second election to, 124–27
debating in, 2, 28, 29, 88
Irish Home Rule debate in, 282–283, 302, 303
Labour Party’s rise in, 177
Ladies’ Gallery of, 2, 32–33, 248
“Marriage with a Deceased Wife’s Sister’s Bill” in, 46–47
naval expansion debate in, 200–201
1910 realignment of, 203, 220, 221, 239
Parliament Bill debate in, 248–50
“People’s Budget” in, 202–3
Randolph Churchill’s career in, 2, 30–31, 32, 42, 57, 72, 321–22
social reform measures in, 193, 196
South Africa policy debate in, 136–37
tariff policy debate in, 69, 76–77, 86, 87–88, 89–90
Tory walkout in, 87–88, 93, 94
World War II destruction of, 1–3
see also Parliament, British
House of Lords:
Churchill’s position on, 213, 214, 217, 226, 227, 230, 238, 248, 250
exclusivity of, 97
Lloyd George’s feud with, 203, 211, 212–13, 216–17, 218, 226, 227–28, 230
reform of, 226–28, 230, 237, 238, 247–50
social reform measures in, 196
veto power of, 217, 226, 230, 238, 247, 250
see also aristocracy; Parliament, British
Hozier, Bill, 184
Hozier, Blanche, 167, 182, 188
Hozier, Kitty, 167
Hozier, William, 167
India, Churchill’s military adventures in, 7, 15
Irish-Americans, 21
Irish Home Rule, 220, 268–70, 280–284, 296, 302–5
opposition to, see Unionists
Irish Nationalists, 220, 221, 239, 268
Italy, 140–41, 188
James, Henry, 85
Jellicoe, John, 265
Jerome, Leonard, 36
Jerome, Leonie, 53, 111
Jews, Nazi persecution of, 298
Johnson, Elizabeth Ann, 225
Johnson, Samuel, 184
Joynson-Hicks, William, 124, 125, 172, 174, 188
Keith, George E., 111
Kenya, 161, 162
Keynes, John Maynard, 195
Khartoum, Sudan, 161, 163
Kilmarnock Arms Hotel, 190
Kingsley, Mary, 129
Kipling, Rudyard, 242
Kitchener, Herbert, 34, 67, 309, 311, 314, 316
Knebworth House, 53, 121, 122
Knollys, Lord, 226
Labour Exchanges Act, 193
Labour Party:
Churchill’s criticism by, 289
Liberal relations with, 220, 239
in mining strikes, 235–36
rise of, 177
“Land of Might Have Been, The” (Novello and Marsh), 123
Landor, Arnold, 85
Langtry, Lillie, 42
Lansdowne portrait, 46
Lee, Arthur, 166, 305
Lee, Ruth, 166
Leicester, England, 214, 215
Liberalism and the Social Problem (Churchill), 218
Liberal Party:
anti-imperialism of, 59, 120
Boer War opposition of, 30, 59, 64
Chamberlain’s mocking by, 90
Chamberlain’s split with, 63, 77
Churchill’s defection to, 91–93, 96, 98, 99, 103, 104, 115–16
Churchill’s friends in, 44
Churchill’s status in, 116, 119–20, 137, 147–49, 157, 178, 217–18, 253
Churchill’s view of, 178, 202, 218
Conservatives’ bitterness toward, 66–67
downfall of, 324
European war opposition in, 296, 301
F. E. Smith’s criticisms of, 209
free trade position of, 74, 75, 87, 98
in House of Lords crisis, 203, 213, 217, 226, 227, 238, 247, 248, 249, 250
Irish Nationalist alliance with, 220, 221, 239, 268
leadership of, 93, 116, 119–20, 156, 164, 165, 168–70, 172, 178, 194, 202, 217–18, 249, 302, 303, 308, 309, 316
Lloyd George’s prominence in, 100
in Marconi scandal, 285, 286, 287
in naval expansion debate, 203, 301
in 1906 election, 104, 116, 126–27
in 1910 election, 203, 217, 218, 220, 221, 239
post-Victorian aims of, 99, 194, 218, 296
South African position of, 158–59
strikes’ effect on, 234, 237, 251, 253, 254
Unionist attack on, 283
women’s suffrage opposition within, 172, 230
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World War I leadership by, 308, 309, 316, 317, 318
see also Cabinet, Liberal
Limehouse, 210
Lindsay, Lionel, 234, 235
Liverpool, England, rioting in, 251–52
Llanelli, Wales, rioting in, 253
Lloyd George, David, 208, 238, 277–78
ambition of, 100, 169–70, 203
Birmingham mob attack on, 64–66, 81, 82
at Board of Trade, 119, 194
Cabinet appointment of, 119
as Chancellor of the Exchequer, 169, 193, 195, 201–3, 210–13, 286, 297, 301–2
Churchill’s relationship with, 66, 92–93, 96, 98, 99–101, 169, 173, 188, 193, 194–95, 197, 199, 204–5, 206, 214, 215, 217, 221, 236, 263, 285, 286, 298, 300–302, 303, 317, 318
Conservative government opposition by, 67, 75, 82, 87, 88, 92–93, 96, 98, 99, 100
death of, 324
European war position of, 255–56, 296–97, 300, 302, 308
extramarital affairs of, 100, 285–86
financial scandal surrounding, 285, 286, 287
Gallipoli campaign position of, 314, 317
House of Lords’ fight with, 203, 211, 212–13, 216–17, 218, 226–28, 230
Hugh Cecil’s opinion of, 96
land taxes of, 212
Limehouse speech of, 210–13, 214, 215
modest background of, 100
in naval expansion debate, 199, 200, 298–99, 300–302
in 1910 election, 219–20
“People’s Budget” of, 201–3, 206, 210–15, 216–18, 226, 227–28
political philosophy of, 101, 254
political sidelining of, 324
political skill of, 204
premiership of, 324
social reform efforts of, 193, 194, 195, 201–3, 256, 262–63
strike arbitration by, 252–53
suffragette attack on, 174
in tariff policy debate, 75, 87, 88, 92
Third Reich’s defense by, 297–98
Welsh support of, 236–37
in World War II, 2
Lloyd George, Margaret, 100, 286
London, England, 27
armed standoff in, 239–42
dockworkers’ strikes in, 251
World War II destruction in, 1
London Journal, 105
London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria (Churchill), 17
Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 24
Lonsdale, John, 198
Loreburn, Lord, 296
Lugard, Flora, 129–31, 132, 166
Lugard, Frederick, 129, 130, 131–32, 162, 166
Lutyens, Edwin, 272
Lytton, Constance, 229, 230
Lytton, Edith, 122
Lytton, Lady, see Plowden, Pamela
Lytton, Neville, 122
Lytton, Victor, 53, 122, 229, 230
Macarthur, Mary, 193
McKenna, Pamela Jekyll, 179, 217, 277
McKenna, Reginald, 148, 149, 179, 198, 199–201, 256–57, 259, 261–62, 265, 301, 308
Macmillan, 114
McNeill, Ronald, 283, 284
Macready, Nevil, 235, 236
Madame Tussaud’s, 98
Malcolm, Ian, 42, 46, 58, 68, 183
Maloney, Mary, 175–76
Malta, 279, 288
Manchester, England:
Churchill’s by-election campaign in, 171–73, 174–75
Churchill’s parliamentary election in, 101, 124, 125, 126
free trade movement in, 125
slums in, 127–28
Manchester Chronicle, 157
Manchester Guardian, 96, 116, 256
Marconi Company, 285, 286–87
Marlborough, Duchess of, see Vanderbilt, Consuelo
Marlborough, Duchess of (Randolph’s mother), 113
Marlborough, Duke of, see Spencer-Churchill, Charles Richard John “Sunny”
Marlborough, 1st Duke of, 56, 57
Marne, First Battle of, 257–58
Marsh, Edward, 227, 229, 245, 258
on African tour, 161, 162, 163
Churchill’s relationship with, 121–124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 161, 163, 178, 181, 241, 269, 294, 322
“Mary Morison” (Burns), 106
Massingham, H. W., 218
Masterman, Charles, 165
Maugham, Somerset, 123–24
Mausers, 240, 241
Mediterranean:
Churchill’s Admiralty tours of, 279–80, 288
Churchill’s Colonial Office tour of, 160–61
see also Gallipoli
Mencken, H. L., 138
Merchant Shipping Act, 194
Merseyside, strikes in, 251–52
Metternich, Count, 254, 256
Middleton, William “Bay,” 167
Midland Hotel, 124, 125, 127
Milner, Lord, 136–37
miners:
in South Africa, 136
strikes by, 233–37, 239
Minimum Standard, 164
minimum wage, 193
Minto, Lady, 23, 243
Morley, John, 80, 92, 148, 168, 308
Morning Post, 311, 318
Mountbatten, Edwina, 102
Mowatt, Francis, 72
music halls, 9, 146–47
My African Journey (Churchill), 162–63
My Early Life (Churchill), 10, 324
My Life and Loves (Harris), 113
Naples, Italy, 278, 279
Napoleon I, Emperor of France, 266
Churchill’s interest in, 7, 45, 92
National Insurance Act of 1911, 193, 204, 213, 262
navy, German:
Churchill’s comments about, 266–68
North Sea position of, 262, 275, 296, 297
strength of, 197–98, 200, 201, 203, 255, 263, 276, 296, 297, 312
Nelson, Horatio, 274, 275
New York Times, 34, 84, 151, 273
New York Tribune, 274
New Zealand, in Gallipoli campaign, 315
Nicholas, Grand Duke of Russia, 314
Nicolson, Harold, 204
Nigeria, British administration of, 129, 130, 131, 132
Nile, 7, 70–71, 161
see also Omdurman, Battle of
Noel, Annabella, 109
North Sea, 262, 275, 296, 297
Novello, Ivor, 123
oil, 264
Oldham, England, Churchill’s parliamentary representation of, 18, 61, 101
Omdurman, Battle of, 7, 31, 143, 163, 240, 266, 298
Orkney, Earl of, 56
Ottawa, Canada, 23
Palace Theatre, 215
Palazzo Giustinian, 160
Palmer, William Henry, 223
Pankhurst, Emmeline, 173, 175
Panther, 254, 296
Paris, France, 140
Parker, Dorothy, 155
Parker, Louis, 272
Parliament, British:
Churchill’s career in, 2, 3, 10, 18–19, 20, 21, 26, 27–32, 33, 40–41, 42–43, 44, 46–49, 67–69, 70, 74, 76–77, 83–84, 85–86, 87–89, 91–94, 96, 97–99, 101, 115–16, 120, 124–27, 135, 136–37, 149, 170, 171–77, 178, 192–94, 195–197, 198–99, 200–202, 213–15, 217–18, 220, 221, 239, 243–44, 246, 254, 283–84
constitutional crisis in, 203, 211–215, 216–18, 226–28, 230, 237, 238, 247–50
Edward VII’s opening of, 27
social decorum in, 97–98
see also House of Commons; House of Lords
Parliament Bill, 247–50
see also House of Lords, reform of
Parthenon, 120
Patents and Design Act, 194
pensions, 203
Pentland, Joseph, 66
Percy, Lord, 42, 68, 70
Plowden, Pamela:
Churchill’s friendship with, 121, 122, 123, 160, 182, 188, 307
Churchill’s romance with, 15–17, 18–19, 20, 23, 26, 38, 51, 52–54
extramarital affairs of, 53, 229–30
marriage of, 53–54, 122
Poë, Edmund, 280
police, 234, 239–40, 241, 251
polo, 265
Pond, James, 21–23
Port of London Act, 194
Portuguese East Africa, 25
Posen, 198
Poverty: A Study of Town Life (Rowntree), 92
press, American:
Churchill family’s portrayal in, 144
Jennie Churchill’s mentions in, 273, 274
press, British:
Churchill’s portrayal in, 7, 11, 29, 31, 49, 73, 88, 89, 98, 104, 111–12, 115, 120, 122, 125–26, 142, 143, 147–48, 157, 158, 176, 179, 192, 195, 243–44, 289, 291, 304, 311, 318
Churchill wedding news in, 185, 187–88
Gallipoli campaign’s portrayal in, 11
Jennie Churchill’s divorce in, 290, 291
Lloyd George’s portrayal in, 220
Violet Asquith incident in, 189
Primrose, Harry, 147, 180
prison reform, 233
Punch, 40, 49, 120, 143, 289
Quantrill, William, 22
Queen Elizabeth, HMS, 314, 315
Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars, 141, 210, 321
Rafter, Charles, 65
railway workers, strikes by, 251, 252, 253
Real Soldiers of Fortune (Davis), 146–47
Reid, Whitelaw, 116, 175
Revenge, 271, 272
Ribbentrop, Joachim von, 298
Richmond, Herbert, 313
Riddell, George, 253, 278, 300, 317
Riley, Tom, 34
Rivals, The (Sheridan), 89
River War, The (Churchill), 17, 41, 71
Roose, Dr., 110, 111
Roosevelt, Franklin, 6
Roosevelt, Theodore, 24
Rosebery, Lord, 44–46, 63, 67, 85, 91, 110, 183
Rosslyn, Lord, 85
Rossmore, Lord, 34
Rowntree, Seebohm, 92
Royal Marines, 310
Royal Naval Air Service, 293
Royal Naval Division, 310
Royal Navy:
alerting of, 256–57
aviation in, 291, 292–94
Churchill’s view of, 48
dreadnought fleet of, 197, 198, 199–201, 203, 211, 262, 263, 264, 275, 296, 298–99, 300–302, 314, 315
Elizabethan, 272
European war role of, 300, 307
15–inch guns in, 264, 278, 314, 315
government spending on, 201, 202, 203–4, 286, 301
mobilization of, 306, 308
modernization of, 10, 11, 259–60, 264–65, 275, 280, 288, 300
oil use by, 264
supremacy of, 197, 200, 255, 256, 262, 264, 266, 297
in World War I, 312, 314, 315
see also Admiralty
Russia, in World War I, 306, 313, 314
Russian gangs, 239, 241
St. Helier, Mary, 166, 167, 168
St. Paul, Minnesota, 24
Salisbury, Lord, 40–41, 46
Chamberlain’s relationship with, 62
Churchill’s relationship with, 40, 41
death of, 80
resignation of, 70
Sargent, John Singer, 160
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