The Churchills: A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of ... - Mary S. Lovell - Google Books

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There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have…