Although Churchill was descended from the Dukes of Marlborough, his parents had “very little money on either side”—though that never stopped them living the high life.
And there came to him, too, the strange parade of all his many experiences, the years of travel across desert and upland, the great crowds in Western cities, the clang and glitter of Marlborough's troops.
Today it reads better than most other works of historical prose written in the first half of the twentieth century and above all it captures Marlborough's significance as a political and military figure.
It is pretty upsetting to learn that that's a name for an actual place where people live, and not what you'd assume, a slang term for the Marlborough man's ass crack.
He took pleasure in keeping by his right hand the Duke of Marlborough, his great teacher in theart of war, whose attire of skins and tiger claws aroused the respect of adults and the awe of children.
His role in defeating the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685 helped secure the throne for James II, and for which he was awarded the title of Earl of Marlborough.
Adverts for companies like Camel, Marlborough, and Lucky Strike portrayed smoking in an aspirational light, with photos of beautiful women, ruggedly handsome men, and happy couples.