A secret encounter that shaped world history

It is perhaps one of the most important, yet least-known moments in Canadian history, an event that set out a future of peace when the world was enveloped in conflict and despair. In early August, 1941, just off the tiny town of Ship Harbour in Newfoundland’s Placentia Bay, two of the giants of the 20th…

Lady Mary Soames, Winston Churchill’s daughter, dies

BBC News – Lady Mary Soames, Winston Churchill’s daughter, dies Lady Mary Soames, Winston Churchill’s last surviving child, has died at the age of 91, her family have announced. Born Mary Spencer-Churchill, she served in the auxiliary territorial service during World War Two, manning anti-aircraft batteries in London, Belgium and Germany.