The powerful Winston Churchill was born on November 30, 1874. He was born into an Aristocratic family and grew up in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was employed by his Grandfather who was the 7th Duke of Marlborough. His mother was a New York socialite. Churchill did poorly in his first two schools where he showed signs of being a rebellious and independent student. He was sent to a boarding school near London, Harrow School, in April of 1888. He joined the Harrow Rifle Corps only weeks into his enrollment. This put him on an unexpected military path. Churchill decided that he wanted to join the British Royal Military College. However, it took him three times to pass the entry exam but he was persistent. Once in the school Churchill excelled and graduated 20th of 130 students. At this time Churchill’s relationship with his parents became unquestionably distant. His father died when he was 21, Churchill knew more about his father's reputation than …show more content…
We now know that Winston Churchill turned the tide in WWII, built Britain back up from the ashes , and established new reform acts in Britain all during and after the war. Churchill also served as Prime Minister for an astounding nine years. He served in the government for a considerable amount of time. Sir Winston Churchill once said “ History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” Now I see that Winston Churchill did not only write history he became