edward heath was the king of england when winston churchill was prime minister.
edward heath was the king of england when winston churchill was prime minister.
who was the king of england when winston churchill was prime minister?
edward heath
on 10 may 1940, hours before the german invasion of france by a lightning advance through the low countries, it became clear that, following failure in norway, the country had no confidence in chamberlain's prosecution of the war and so chamberlain resigned. the commonly accepted version of events states that lord halifax turned down the post of prime minister because he believed he could not govern effectively as a member of the house of lords instead of the house of commons. although a prime minister does not traditionally advise the king on a prime minister's own successor, chamberlain wanted someone who would command the support of all three major parties in the house of commons. a meeting between chamberlain, halifax, churchill, and david margesson, the government chief whip, led to the recommendation of churchill, and, as constitutional monarch, george vi asked churchill to be prime minister. churchill's first act was to write to chamberlain to thank him for his support.
winston churchill
winston churchill (disambiguation)









































winston churchill (1874–1965) was prime minister of the united kingdom. 









































winston churchill may also refer to:









































section::::other people.









































bullet::::- with churchill as surname:









































bullet::::- winston churchill (cavalier), an english soldier, historian, politician and ancestor of the prime minister









































bullet::::- winston churchill (novelist) (1871–1947), an american novelist









































bullet::::- winston churchill (1940–2010), a member of the uk parliament and grandson of the prime minister









































bullet::::- winston churchill rea (born 1950s), a northern irish loyalist activist









































section::::ships.









































bullet::::- , a us navy missile destroyer named after the prime minister









































bullet::::- , a sail training ship launched in 1966
winston churchill (disambiguation)