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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Vol. 2: The New World
London: Cassell, 1956
The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 inspired a ‘New Elizabethan' revival which Churchill was keen to exploit. Writing of the English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, Churchill notes "Shakespeare was writing King John a few years later. His words struck into the hearts of his audiences: "Come the three corners of the world in arms,/And we shall shock them. Nought shall make us rue/ If England to itself do rest but true" (KING JOHN, ACT 5, SCENE 7, LINES 122-124). |