Heroic Chancellor: Winston Churchill and the University of Bristol, 1929 to 1965
David Cannadine (Author)
Published in association with: Institute of Historical Research
“Not only was Churchill the most illustrious and the most distinguished Chancellor that the University of Bristol has ever had, but he was also in his prime, from the 1940s onwards, probably the most famous and the most distinguished chancellor of any university anywhere in the world.”
David Cannadine
Contents
Preface
Introduction
- ‘Uneducated’ Chancellor
- Appointed Chancellor
- Apprentice Chancellor
- Wartime Chancellor
- Opposition Chancellor
- Premier Chancellor
- Sunset Chancellor
Conclusion
PDF: 9781909646643
Paperback: 9781909646186 / 96 pages / mm x mm
David Cannadine (Author)
Subject: British and Irish History, History
BISAC codes: HIS015000
Thema codes: DNBH, N
Keywords: Bristol, Higher education, Post-war Britain, University Chancellor, Wartime Britain, Winston Churchill
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