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ananda

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7. Attlee and Eden were beside themselves.

Reply to viva la (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 29, 2021, 06:44 PM

Jul 2021

They and most others could not understand how
Churchill won, and they did everything they
could to get him to resign... but he really
loved the power and position and did everything
he could to prolong it.

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Re The Crown (on Netflix) [View all] ananda Jul 2021 OP

The Crown is an excellent series. I really enjoyed it. Glorfindel Jul 2021 #1

Well, "his finest hour" was long past when The Crown takes place. viva la Jul 2021 #2

He fell because after WWII he wanted to put the ordinary citizens on an austerity program, not the ShazamIam Jul 2021 #4

They did manage to get the NHS in there by defeating him right after the war viva la Jul 2021 #6

Attlee and Eden were beside themselves. ananda Jul 2021 #7

Yes, sentimentality elected him. The U.S. Lend-Lease aid helped all of EU with food and funds. ShazamIam Jul 2021 #10

Saw all 4 seasons. ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2021 #3

I loved the first two seasons the best wryter2000 Jul 2021 #5

The Mountbattens had strong Nazi ties. ananda Jul 2021 #8

That was a fascinating tidbit viva la Jul 2021 #9

Yes, Philip was much more decent than I expected.. ananda Jul 2021 #11

It's hard to believe that he and Philip's viva la Jul 2021 #12

Prolly a lot of inbreeding in those royal families historically. ananda Jul 2021 #13

Wow. I hadn't thought of that. ananda Aug 2021 #14