Churchill Archive

A window on history

International Organizations and Institutions

Learn about international institutions including the League of Nations set up after the First World War and the United Nations established in the Second World War.
D-Day: FDR and Churchill’s “Mighty Endeavor”

View this collection of documents based on the exhibition at The Roosevelt Library (May 25, 2019 - January 6, 2020).
The Origins of the Second World War

Explore the origins of the Second World War through a range of documents in the Churchill Archive
The Origins of the First World War

In the years before the outbreak of the First World War, Churchill played an increasingly important role in British foreign and naval policy. Explore his actions in this new Introduction.
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Modern History: Documented and Digitized

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Uncover insights into topics spanning society, governance, politics, religion, war, and the public and private lives of Winston S. Churchill himself.

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Focus on the archive through reference to the continents and countries, cities and settlements, and seas and islands mentioned in the documents.

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Investigate individuals from more than two hundred years of history who appear in the Archive - from kings to commoners.

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Discover the collection through particular years or time periods across Churchill's life and times, and before, back to his ancestors in the seventeenth century.

International Organizations and Institutions

D-Day: FDR and Churchill’s “Mighty Endeavor”

The Origins of the Second World War

The Origins of the First World War

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Modern History: Documented and Digitized

Explore by Topic

Explore by Place

Explore by People

Explore by Period