"(the official quick march) and ""Rule, Britannia!"" Customs and traditions of the Royal Navy There are many customs and traditions associated with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, many of these traditions have carried on to other Commonwealth navies, such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand. These include formal customs including separate crests associated with ships, ensigns and fleet reviews. There are also several less formal customs and traditions including Naval slang commonly referred to as Jack Speak and the traditional games of Uckers and Euchre. Winston Churchill probably never dismissed the customs of the Royal Navy as ""nothing"
"Lord Randolph Churchill Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895) was a British statesman. Churchill was a Tory radical and coined the term 'Tory democracy'. He inspired a generation of party managers, created the National Union of the Conservative Party, and broke new ground in modern budgetary presentations, attracting admiration and criticism from across the political spectrum. His most acerbic critics resided in his own party among his closest friends; but his disloyalty to Lord Salisbury was the beginning of the end of what should have been a glittering career. His elder son, Winston, wrote a"
"hosted a district council meeting for the organization in 1896 in a nearby orchard. Public school inspector Elgin G. Tom, a resident of Goderich, Ontario, was the president of the regional district council of the organization. The term ""Sodom"" has come to refer to ""A place well known for vice and corruption"". The community is believed to have received its name from a local 19th-century school official named Chester Prouty who, in the midst of the Temperance Movement, objected to what he saw as the community's overconsumption of alcohol and the purportedly exuberant subsequent social events that occurred there. As"
"by Randolph Churchill standing as a Conservative and arguing that 'National Labour' was a ""sham device"" with no real support. After learning of his son's success, Ramsay MacDonald corrected a correspondent who had referred to ""Labour's defeat"" by asserting, ""Labour was victorious, and a queer mixture which had neither principle nor political policy, now known as Opposition Labour, was defeated"". On 18 October 1937, Ramsay MacDonald officially opened the new headquarters of the National Labour Organisation at 57 Tufton Street. A month later, MacDonald was dead and the National Labour Organisation continued, although it postponed its conference until March 1938."
"Blood, toil, tears, and sweat The phrase ""blood, toil, tears and sweat"" became famous in a speech given by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 13 May 1940. This was Churchill's first speech on 13 May 1940 to the House of Commons after having been offered the King's commission the previous Friday, to become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the first year of World War II. Churchill had replaced Neville Chamberlain on 10 May, and in this speech he asked the House to declare its confidence in his Government."
"cost 5 shillings (equal to £ today), each member receiving a pair of silver, enamelled cuff-links and a membership booklet and card entitling them to blow froth off any member's beer ""and occasionally off non-members' beer provided they are not looking or are of a peaceful disposition"". The motto was ""Lubrication in Moderation"". The idea was to meet regularly in pubs or clubs (""Vats"") to enjoy ""beer, beef and baccy"", possibly a memory of the Skeleton_Army of the 1880s, and there to be fined for heinous sins, such as not wearing the cuff-links (dinners opened with the highest-ranking member, the"
"the day Winston Churchill began taunting the opposition, and in his anger Ronald McNeil hurled a copy of ""Standing Orders of the House"" at Churchill, hitting him on the head. Law refused to condemn the events, and it seems apparent that while he had played no part in organising them they ""had"" been planned by the party Whips. As party leader, he was most likely aware of the plans even if he did not actively participate. The conference was opened on 14 November 1912 by Lord Farquhar, who immediately introduced Lord Lansdowne. Lansdowne revoked the Referendum Pledge, saying that as"
"appreciative—those who can look at him, warts and all."" The most recent patron of the International Churchill Society was The Lady Soames LG DBE from 1983 until her death in 2014. She was youngest daughter of Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine Churchill. From 1970 to 1979, the patron was Lord Mountbatten of Burma. The Society's offices are located in Washington, D.C. at the National Churchill Library and Center (NCLC). The predecessor organizations were the Winston S. Churchill Study Unit (1968), a chapter of the American Topical Association, and The Churchill Centre. In 1995, responding to an appeal by Lady"
"that they were being branded. Both men fainted, but, as it was thought that they were feigning, the lodge officers did not stop the initiation until it was evident that the two were dying and the lodge physician was unable to revive them. The LOOM has historically supported numerous charitable and civic activities. It has sponsored medical research for muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, cancer and cardiology, as well as the March of Dimes. It has also supported Boy Scout and Girl Scout programs. In 1925 the LOOM brought a suit against the Independent, Benevolent and Protective Order of Moose, an"
"town crier, a purely ceremonial role. Shaw and Crompton is one of only a few parishes of England that still observes the ancient custom of Beating the bounds. Originally an annual event, it now takes place every seven years. In terms of parliamentary representation, Shaw and Crompton after the Reform Act 1832 was represented as part of the Oldham parliamentary borough constituency, of which the first Members of Parliaments (MPs) were the radicals William Cobbett and John Fielden. Winston Churchill was the MP between 1900 and 1906. Churchill once stayed at Crompton Hall, and letters written by him describe how"
"and Hardie announced that each member who had voted 'aye' could have two feathers. Winston Churchill condemned the motion in a speech on 17 February 1933 to the Anti-Socialist and Anti-Communist Union: ""That abject, squalid, shameless avowal... It is a very disquieting and disgusting symptom"": My mind turns across the narrow waters of Channel and the North Sea, where great nations stand determined to defend their national glories or national existence with their lives. I think of Germany, with its splendid clear-eyed youths marching forward on all the roads of the Reich singing their ancient songs, demanding to be conscripted"
"by the local chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. In the 19th century, a typical American male consumed on average more than three times the alcohol of his modern-day counterpart. In his memoirs, Dow noted that in Portland a significant portion of a working man's pay was in the form of daily rum rations: ""it was ... the rule to quit work at eleven in the forenoon and four in the afternoon to drink ... In every grocer's shop were casks [of] ... rum punch constantly prepared in a tub, sometimes on the sidewalk, just as lemonade is to"
"Honours of Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, RA received numerous honours and awards throughout his career as a British Army officer, statesman and author. Perhaps the highest of these was the state funeral held at St Paul's Cathedral, after his body had lain in state for three days in Westminster Hall, an honour rarely granted to anyone other than a British monarch or consort. The funeral also saw one of the largest assemblages of statesmen in the world. Throughout his life, Churchill also accumulated other honours and awards. He was awarded 37"
"originally known as the ""Redskinettes."" The Hogettes organized and attended charitable events in the Washington, D.C., area for over twenty years. In that time, they helped raise more than 100 million for various charities, including Children's Miracle Network, Ronald McDonald House, and March of Dimes. Upon reaching this landmark value, Howard ""Howiette"" Churchill remarked, ""That's a lot of money for a bunch of fat old grandpas in pig noses and dresses."" Among these events were golf tournaments, including the Hogettes' annual charity golf tournament, walk-a-thons, truck rallies, galas, and other charity benefits. While some of their charitable efforts went toward"
"the movie in the House of Lords on 5 March. In his speech he quoted ominous words from Winston Churchill's book ""The River War"" from 1899: ""Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. No stronger retrograde force exists in the World. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step ... the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome."" At the ensuing press conferences, he called the Islamic prophet Muhammad a ""barbarian, a mass murderer, and a pedophile"" and referred to Islam as a ""fascist ideology"" which was ""violent, dangerous,"
"and Archibald Primrose (later Lord Rosebery). In October 1867, he matriculated and was admitted at Merton College, Oxford. At Oxford, Primrose, now Lord Dalmeny, joined him at the champagne-fuelled parties as members of the Bullingdon Club. Randolph was frequently in trouble with the university authorities for drunkenness, smoking in academic dress, and smashing windows at the Randolph Hotel. His rowdy behaviour was infectious, rubbing off on friends and contemporaries; he gained a reputation as an ""enfant terrible"". He had a liking for sport, but was an avid reader, playing hard and working hard. Churchill experienced none of the early doubts"
"used to highlight their belief that Labour, as a socialist party, did not fully support the existing British Constitution. In January 1924 the first Labour Government had taken office amongst fears of threats to the Constitution. The former National Liberal Cabinet Minister Winston Churchill was an adherent to this view of Constitutionalism. He was noted at the time for being particularly hostile to socialism. In March 1924 Churchill sought election at the Westminster Abbey by-election, 1924. He had originally sought the backing of the local Unionist association, which happened to be called the Westminster Abbey Constitutional Association, and adopted the"
"of Winston Churchill's first speech to the House of Commons as Prime Minister – his famous ""Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat"" speech – in which he said ""Come, then, let us go forward together"". In 1955, on holiday in Sicily soon after his resignation as Prime Minister, Winston Churchill discussed with Sir John Colville and Lord Cherwell the possibility of founding a new institution. Churchill had been impressed by MIT and wanted a British version, but the plans evolved into the more modest proposal of creating a science and technology based college within the University of Cambridge. Churchill wanted a"
"of an American billionaire property developer. Sir Winston referred to his father's career in several of the last chapters of ""A History of the English-Speaking Peoples"" written in Winston's 'wilderness years' in the inter-war years before he was recalled to the cabinet. Lord Randolph Churchill Lord Randolph Henry Spencer-Churchill (13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895) was a British statesman. Churchill was a Tory radical and coined the term 'Tory democracy'. He inspired a generation of party managers, created the National Union of the Conservative Party, and broke new ground in modern budgetary presentations, attracting admiration and criticism from across"
"Amongst the dignitaries present were former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, Bonar Law, Chamberlain's sons Austen and Neville (then Lord Mayor of Birmingham), and other members of the Chamberlain, Hutton and Martineau families. Winston Churchill called Chamberlain ""a splendid piebald: first black, then white, or, in political terms, first fiery red, then true blue"". This is the conventional view of Chamberlain's politics, that he became gradually more conservative, beginning to the left of the Liberal party and ending to the right of the Conservatives. An alternative view is that he was always a radical in home affairs and an imperialist in"
"as the Empire operated Salic Law, which prevented female succession. The original arms of Sir Winston Churchill (1620–1688), father of the 1st Duke of Marlborough, were simple and in use by his own father in 1619. The shield was Sable a lion rampant Argent, debruised by a bendlet Gules. The addition of a canton of Saint George (see below) rendered the distinguishing mark of the bendlet unnecessary. The Churchill crest is blazoned as a lion couchant guardant Argent, supporting with its dexter forepaw a banner Gules, charged with a dexter hand appaumée of the first, staff Or. In recognition of"
"League in Bath. Reflecting a mix of reformist and conservative perspectives, he supported the promotion of secular, non-denominational education while opposing women's suffrage, referring to the Suffragettes as ""a ridiculous movement"". Churchill decided to join the Malakand Field Force led by Bindon Blood in its campaign against Mohmand rebels in the Swat Valley of Northwest India. Blood agreed on the condition that Churchill be assigned as a journalist; to ensure this, he gained accreditation from ""The Pioneer"" and ""The Daily Telegraph"", for whom he wrote regular updates. In letters to family, he described how both sides in the conflict slaughtered"
"nightclub. The group made a common pledge to be ""unafraid of words, unshocked by drink, and unashamed of 'decadence' and gambling"". The group reveled in drink, blasphemy, gambling, drug-taking, chloroform (""chlorers"") sniffing, and other kinds of decadent behavior. While the group's principal purpose was the pursuit of pleasure, their default attitude was one of cynical heartlessness, that at times was downright cruel. Reportedly, without the occasionally moderating influence of Raymond Asquith, the behavior of the group might have been even more unacceptable and out of control, as he was fourteen years older than Lady Diana and well respected by the"
"insistence of Hopkins and somewhat unusually for a purity association, it was non-denominational in practice. Its name was symbolic: ""White"" denoted purity, ""Cross"" referred to the campaign being for Christ, and ""Army"" reflected its disciplined nature. It adopted as its motto the words of Sir Galahad: The army based its structure on that of the temperance movement. Its target audience was mostly working-class men, who were exhorted to pledge their support for its aims by speakers at mass meetings. In lectures delivered by the organisation, the pledge of ""purity"" was defined for married men as the practice of sexual restraint,"
"Kinsmen and women were organised into 'Things' (districts), Clans (groups), Tribes (groups with children, such as scout patrols or classes from a school) and Lodges (groups of adults). There was also room for 'Lone Kinsmen', who kept up with the movement through newsletters: ""The Mark"" (1922–23), ""The Nomad"" (1923–25), and ""Broadsheet"" (1925–38). Each individual took a 'woodcraft name': thus Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence was 'Lotosa' (Look to the Stars'). The correct costume had to be hand-made by each individual or 'rooftree' (family group), according to designs laid down by Hargrave. The everyday 'habit' of Saxon hood, jerkin, shorts and long cloak must"
"was symbolized by the adoption of the Communist clenched fist salute. This greeting, a raised arm at a slightly different angle from the Nazi or Communist salute, now became routine at all our meetings. [...] Some of the older members of the party were truly horrified at this totalitarian tendency, but others couldn't resist the trend and fell into line. Among these, I painfully record, was Norman Thomas.<br><br>Along with the blue shirts, the red ties, the clenched fists, the raised arm salute, came the banners, the slogans, the demonstrations; all the trappings that make for totalitarian, unthinking mass fervor. These"
"members of the House of Commons were decorated with the primrose. A small group had for some time discussed the means for obtaining the support of the people for Conservative principles. Sir Henry Drummond Wolff said to Lord Randolph Churchill, ""Let us found a primrose league"". A meeting was held at the Carlton Club shortly afterwards, consisting of Churchill, Wolff, Sir John Gorst, Percy Mitford, Colonel Fred Burnaby and some others, to whom were subsequently added Satchell Hopkins, J. B. Stone, Rowlands and some Birmingham supporters of Burnaby, who also wished to return Lord Randolph Churchill as a Conservative member"
"featuring a rat and the word VERMIN). A whole hierarchy was established, so that those who recruited ten new party members wore badges identifying them as ""vile vermin""; those who recruited twenty five were ""very vile vermin"". Margaret Thatcher was an early member of the group and rose through the ranks to become a ""Chief Rat"". In her memoirs, Thatcher described another ""Chief Rat"" as having lived somewhere in Twickenham. The club boasted a membership of between 105,000–120,000 at its height. Vermin Club The Vermin Club was an organisation of grassroots Conservative Party supporters in Britain in the late 1940s."
"on the United Nations, nuclear proliferation and expansionist activities of the Soviet Union. Although the speech was initially not well received, it was one of the first high-profile expressions of the growing Cold War environment, and the ""Iron Curtain"" phrase eventually became a useful metaphor for the division of Europe during that period. Westminster College maintains a museum devoted to Churchill in another building. Westminster College Gymnasium Westminster College Gymnasium is a historic athletic building on the campus of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. The building is famous for being the site of Winston Churchill's March 5, 1946 ""Sinews of"
"Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British politician, statesman, army officer, and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory in the Second World War. Churchill represented five constituencies during his career as Member of Parliament (MP). Ideologically an economic liberal and British imperialist, he began and ended his parliamentary career as a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955, but for twenty years from 1904 he was a"
"grey, navy, fawn and are even styled like a sari in some areas. Any member of the public is welcome to attend their meetings. As the Salvation Army grew rapidly in the late 19th century, it generated opposition in England. Opponents, grouped under the name of the Skeleton Army, disrupted Salvation Army meetings and gatherings, with tactics such as throwing rocks, bones, rats, and tar as well as physical assaults on members of the Salvation Army. Much of this was led by pub owners who were losing business because of the Army's opposition to alcohol and targeting of the frequenters"
"The motion passed unanimously. This was the first of three speeches which he gave during the period of the Battle of France, which commenced on 10 May. Churchill had used similar phrases earlier, such as ""Their sweat, their tears, their blood"" in 1931, and ""new structures of national life erected upon blood, sweat, and tears"". Churchill's sentence, ""I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat,"" has been called a paraphrase of one uttered on 2 July 1849 by Giuseppe Garibaldi when rallying his revolutionary forces in Rome: ""I offer hunger, thirst, forced marches, battle, and death."" As"
"following detailed examination of the tapes by police, Rea was charged with the murders of two Catholic civilians during the Troubles, two attempted murders, membership of the Red Hand Commando and several other lesser charges, with twelve charges in total brought against him. Winston Churchill Rea Winston Churchill Rea (born 1950 or 1951), known as Winkie Rea, is the former leader of the Red Hand Commando (RHC) loyalist paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland. Part of a leading loyalist family, he has been active in paramilitarism since the early years of the Troubles. Rea was born in about 1950 or 1951"