No man has aroused more heated opposition, or been more bitterly hated in his time, whilst also becoming a patriotic symbol of Britain’s wartime steadfastness.

A descendant of the first Duke of Marlborough, Winston Churchill was not only an icon of British political history but a man of great contradictions:

One of the great orators of the era, he actually lost more elections than any other politician …

Having spent most of his life fighting its leaders, he went on to lead the Conservative party himself.