num_pages: 58
description: David Cannadine is one of Britain's premier historians, essayists and broadcasters, whose books have brought erudite and entertaining social history to a wide audience. As General Editor of the Penguin History of Britain series he embodies Penguin's long-term commitment to quality, accessible history publishing. This extract from his acclaimed Aspects of Aristocracy takes a wry look at Winston Churchill's upper-class origins.
language: English
title: The Aristocratic Adventurer
titlecomplete: The Aristocratic Adventurer
genres: History, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 30
publisher: Penguin Books