{"id":689,"date":"2017-03-05T19:50:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T19:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=689"},"modified":"2019-07-02T18:14:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T17:14:49","slug":"churchill-and-his-times-1874-1965","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=689","title":{"rendered":"Churchill and his times, 1874-1965"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kevin Harrison, Martin Jervis, Andrew Jones, Russell Norton<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-693\" style=\"width: 408px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mancent.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-05-at-19.59.33.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-693\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mancent.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-05-at-19.59.33.png?resize=408%2C325&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Churchill mingling with women workers, Glasgow 1918\" width=\"408\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mancent.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-05-at-19.59.33.png?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mancent.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-05-at-19.59.33.png?resize=416%2C332&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mancent.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-05-at-19.59.33.png?resize=768%2C613&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mancent.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-05-at-19.59.33.png?resize=1024%2C817&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mancent.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-05-at-19.59.33.png?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Churchill mingling with women workers, Glasgow 1918<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill &#8211; war leader, political maverick and seen by many as one of the most ruthless self-promoters of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century. But does the mythology surrounding the man hold up to scrutiny in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century?<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 26\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beginnings (1874 -1900) [KH]<br \/>\n<strong>May 3<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Young Radical (1900 -1913) [MJ]<br \/>\n<strong>May 10<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World War One (1914 -1919) [RN]<br \/>\n<strong>May 17\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Exchequer (1920 -1929) [RN]<br \/>\n<strong>May 24<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Wilderness (1930 -1939) [MJ]<br \/>\n<strong>May 31<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Standing Alone (1940 -1942) [AJ]<br \/>\n<strong>June 7<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Big Three: World War to Cold War (1943 -1950 [MJ]<br \/>\n<strong>June 14<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Decline (1951-1965) [KH]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day<\/strong>: Wednesdays \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Time<\/strong>: 13.30-15.30<\/p>\n<p>8\u00a0weeks, starting 26th April \u2013 14th June, 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Emmanuel Church,<br \/>\nBarlow Moor Road<br \/>\nDidsbury<br \/>\nM20 3DA<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Concessions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Minimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Maximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a348<\/td>\n<td>n\/a<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>To avoid disappointment, book now.<br \/>\nContactAndrew Jones \u2013 0161-491-2874<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"edit-link\"><a class=\"post-edit-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=570&amp;action=edit\">Edit<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Harrison, Martin Jervis, Andrew Jones, Russell Norton Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill &#8211; war leader, political maverick and seen by many as one of the most ruthless self-promoters of the 20th Century. But does the mythology surrounding the man hold up to scrutiny in the 21st Century? 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