He was 80 when he resigned, but Gladstone was 84, tho' Churchill outlived Gladstone by two years.
In this extraordinary archive footage from 1955, Sir Winston Churchill leaves 10 Downing St. for the last time to heartfelt goodbyes from his cabinet and the Queen.
And here's why he had a few years rest between his terms as HM's First Minister.
Winston Churchill is arguably Britain's greatest wartime leader, having led Britain from its 'Darkest Hour' in 1940 all the way to victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. So why, just months after VE Day, did he lose the 1945 General Election?
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