In this sequel to The Early Churchills, which 'sets a model for family history' [Listener], A. L. Rowse continues the fascinating story of the Churchill family from the death of the great Duke of Marlborough in 1722 down to its resurgence in our own times in the lives and careers of Lord Randolph Churchill and his son.
Here we meet the Third Duke writing love letters while on service overseas; the Spencer Churchills, who nriched Blenheim Palace; Regency Marlboroughs extravagant and frolicsome; Jenny Jerome and Consuelo Vanderbilt, he remarkable American women who married into the family; and lastly Britain's Prime Minister during her 'Finest Hour'.