Winston Churchill | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/winston-churchill/RSS feed for Winston ChurchillenFri, 05 Jun 2026 17:49:49 +0000Catch a Surprising Glimpse at WWII Leader Winston Churchill’s Pastime—Painting—at the First Major British Retrospective Since His Deathhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/catch-a-surprising-glimpse-at-wwii-leader-winston-churchills-pastime-painting-at-the-first-major-british-retrospective-since-his-death-180988905/More than 50 canvases on view in London detail the prime minister’s quieter moments away from wars, speeches and politicsFri, 05 Jun 2026 17:49:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/catch-a-surprising-glimpse-at-wwii-leader-winston-churchills-pastime-painting-at-the-first-major-british-retrospective-since-his-death-180988905/Can a Hedgehog Replace Winston Churchill? See Which Animals May Soon Swap In for Historical Figures on British Poundshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-a-hedgehog-replace-winston-churchill-see-which-animals-may-soon-swap-in-for-historical-figures-on-british-pounds-180988890/Butterflies, dolphins and puffins are among the options the public will vote on to grace new bank notesWed, 03 Jun 2026 20:37:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/can-a-hedgehog-replace-winston-churchill-see-which-animals-may-soon-swap-in-for-historical-figures-on-british-pounds-180988890/Eight Historic Moments That Took Place at the Waldorf Astoria New Yorkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/eight-historic-moments-that-took-place-at-the-waldorf-astoria-new-york-180986439/The famous hotel reopens this spring after an extensive renovation that began in 2017Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:25:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/eight-historic-moments-that-took-place-at-the-waldorf-astoria-new-york-180986439/Restoration Reveals the Secrets of One of Winston Churchill's Most Beloved Paintingshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/restoration-reveals-the-secrets-of-one-of-winston-churchills-most-beloved-painting-180986196/Long thought to be a family heirloom, the artwork was actually gifted to the British prime minister in 1942 during the darkest days of World War IIMon, 17 Mar 2025 15:29:33 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/restoration-reveals-the-secrets-of-one-of-winston-churchills-most-beloved-painting-180986196/See Winston Churchill Through the Eyes of the Political Cartoonists He Inspiredhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-winston-churchill-through-the-eyes-of-the-political-cartoonists-he-inspired-180985640/A new exhibition at London’s Imperial War Museum brings together political cartoons from around the world that celebrate and satirize the wartime prime ministerThu, 12 Dec 2024 15:36:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-winston-churchill-through-the-eyes-of-the-political-cartoonists-he-inspired-180985640/The Real Story Behind Apple TV+'s 'Blitz,' a New Steve McQueen Movie About Britain's Everyday World War II Heroeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-apple-tvs-blitz-a-new-steve-mcqueen-movie-about-britains-everyday-world-war-ii-heroes-180985506/Starring Saoirse Ronan as a young mother, the film celebrates Londoners' resilience in the face of an eight-month Nazi aerial bombing campaignFri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-apple-tvs-blitz-a-new-steve-mcqueen-movie-about-britains-everyday-world-war-ii-heroes-180985506/A Monet Masterpiece That Hung in Churchill's Home Is Now Free of Grime From Cigar Smokehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-monet-masterpiece-that-hung-in-churchills-home-is-now-free-of-grime-from-cigar-smoke-180985147/The newly restored "Charing Cross Bridge," which once hung in the politician's drawing room, is now on display at London's Courtauld GalleryMon, 07 Oct 2024 16:38:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-monet-masterpiece-that-hung-in-churchills-home-is-now-free-of-grime-from-cigar-smoke-180985147/A Thief Replaced This Iconic Churchill Portrait With a Fake. Two Years Later, the Original Has Been Recoveredhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-thief-replaced-this-iconic-churchill-portrait-with-a-fake-two-years-later-the-original-has-been-recovered-180985075/Investigators discovered that the original print of "The Roaring Lion" had been sold to a buyer in ItalyMon, 16 Sep 2024 17:03:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-thief-replaced-this-iconic-churchill-portrait-with-a-fake-two-years-later-the-original-has-been-recovered-180985075/Check Out Ten Never-Before-Seen Paintings by Winston Churchillhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/check-out-ten-never-before-seen-winston-churchill-paintings-currently-on-display-180984706/The former British prime minister was an avid painter who sometimes gifted his works to other world leadersTue, 16 Jul 2024 17:16:22 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/check-out-ten-never-before-seen-winston-churchill-paintings-currently-on-display-180984706/A Study for the Portrait Winston Churchill Famously Abhorred Is for Salehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/study-for-portrait-winston-churchill-abhorred-for-sale-180984178/The final painting, dramatized on Netflix's "The Crown," was secretly burned in the middle of the nightFri, 19 Apr 2024 17:28:46 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/study-for-portrait-winston-churchill-abhorred-for-sale-180984178/