Churchill’s Early Life - Andrew Roberts
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- Andrew Roberts is the author of "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900"
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Winston Churchill will never cease to be an enthralling historical figure. Dr Andrew Roberts is a brilliant public speaker.
I can listen to this guy talk for hours.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Andrew Roberts is simply brilliant! This is prime Saturday Entertainment! Thank you for sharing this absolute pearl of a lecture with the world, Hillsdale!
Andrew Roberts is so impressive, even in answering obscure facts that come up in questions. He knew such obscure facts about Regency England - that Nelson's pallbearers were crying. So he connects the two, Churchill is more a Regency figure than late Victorian. His Q & As impress me even more than the speech itself. His wide and very detailed knowledge of an unconnected period! I feel I must stop whatever I'm doing and read his other histories! His knowledge jumps out at you unexpectedly. I feel so inadequate. So glad this is on YTube. I'd never get to Hillsdale otherwise.
I was thrilled to discover that Andrew Roberts had spoken here, though hardly surprised, and delighted to hear Robert Hardy's distinctive voice in the audience; how I regret missing this event.
All these near-death experiences! "Physical courage equalled his moral courage, which was rare." cites Mr. Roberts. I enjoy his parenthetical comments. But I'd enjoy his talk so much more if I had not read My Early Years many times over my adult life. I enjoyed his quickly uttered "good to know some things never change", referring to American hospitality. "Such a surplus in the book of observance that I've been drawing from it ever since." Such a statement is priceless.
I just realized that the question about whether Churchill admired Napoleon was asked by the late Robert Hardy who played Churchill several times
Yes indeed!
I thought Roberts dealt with that happening really well too!
Winston had a photographic memory, sounds like.
I hope I am not offending anyone by making this comment based on my observation. The frames are not in synch with the speech. Would any of the esteemed visitors here agree with my observation?
Did this guy just read a review of his own book?
I wonder if that Harvey Weinstein deal is going forward.
the comparisons between churchill and boris johnson are idiotic, if you read any book on churchill you’ll realise what a genius he was for detail and how he was guided by the history of marlborough to see the potential future unfold with hitler. we were so lucky to have him at the time of our greatest need.
The turkey joke is totally British. "Tell turkey that Christmas is coming." We would say, Thanksgiving is coming! But Thanksgiving is an American or Canadian holiday, no way is it British.
The Prof here is basically just phoning it in, as he can, when challenged with another good speaker, be absolutely scintillating. But here, he’s basically just giving a speech by rote, for the fee.
At least he should have the decency of knowing what the edge of a lake is called in English.
He is so pedantic!
Yoan D Mest and such a bore here.
Nah. He has an eye for telling details.
The puffery obscuring Churchill, even now, is unparalleled among historians. The man was a monster, albeit a useful one.
Bete Noire As you do not provide an explanation to define what you mean by “monster”, provide a shred of evidence to support why Churchill fits that description, nor give any context to your accusation nor comparison to others who might - and should - be regarded as monsters of that era, I am part disappointed and part intrigued.
Please: do explain your point of view and I hope in our responses we can each learn something.
@@MarlboroughBlenheim1 David Irving sums up his Monster factor quite well, a blind drunk bombing civilans and Joe Stalins and FDRs clown puppet and butt of there jokes.
@@MarlboroughBlenheim1 David Irving sums up this blind drunk the best..
@@allenschmitz9644 David Irving the discredited "historian" and holocaust denier?
«The Russians are so accustomed to the Cold War, that they will not be able to conduct international relations in any other forms. Instead of building modern roads, they will be threatening peace with war». - Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister (1874-1965), House of Commons