Churchill: The Continuing Story

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  • Jørgen Sevaldsen

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https://doi.org/10.35360/njes.177

Abstract

The iconic position of Winston Churchill, the great statesman and orator (1874-1965), was confirmed in a very public and spectacular fashion when in 2 0 0 2 a popular B B C poll made him a clear winner of the title of the Greatest Briton ever. With 2 8 . 1 % of the final vote, he beat not only his nearest rival, the Victorian engineer Isambard Brunei (24.6%), but also celebrities better known outside Britain such as Shakespeare (6.8%) or Admiral Nelson (3%). This essay will look at other manifestations of the continued contemporary interest in Churchill and discuss why it is that his career, views and personality are still felt to be of contemporary relevance.

Author Biography

Jørgen Sevaldsen

Jørgen Sevaldsen is a Senior Lecturer in British history and social studies in the Department of English at the University o f Copenhagen. He has written textbooks on contemporary Britain, edited Britain and Denmark. Political, Economic and Cultural Relations in the 19th and 20th Centuries (2003) and published a Danish biography o f Winston Churchill, Churchill. Statsmand og Myte in 2004.

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Published

2005-03-01

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Sevaldsen, J. (2005). Churchill: The Continuing Story. Nordic Journal of English Studies, 4(1), 137–156. https://doi.org/10.35360/njes.177

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2005)

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