James Holland

He's...

Former Viceroy of India, he's seen as an incredibly safe pair of hands, man of resolute, sound judgment, et cetera, et cetera.

Former Viceroy of India, he's seen as an incredibly safe pair of hands, man of resolute, sound judgment, et cetera, et cetera. But he doesn't want to take it. He feels physically ill at the prospect, doesn't want this responsibility. He's also not really a military man. He's got a slightly sort of withered hand, which has prevented him from doing military service.

Former Viceroy of India, he's seen as an incredibly safe pair of hands, man of resolute, sound judgment, et cetera, et cetera. But he doesn't want to take it. He feels physically ill at the prospect, doesn't want this responsibility. He's also not really a military man. He's got a slightly sort of withered hand, which has prevented him from doing military service.

Former Viceroy of India, he's seen as an incredibly safe pair of hands, man of resolute, sound judgment, et cetera, et cetera. But he doesn't want to take it. He feels physically ill at the prospect, doesn't want this responsibility. He's also not really a military man. He's got a slightly sort of withered hand, which has prevented him from doing military service.

But he doesn't want to take it.

He feels physically ill at the prospect, doesn't want this responsibility.

He's also not really a military man.

He's got a slightly sort of withered hand, which has prevented him from doing military service.

And he just blanches at this moment.

And he just blanches at this moment. And that really leaves only one other figure that could possibly take on this position, and that's Churchill. So when...

And he just blanches at this moment. And that really leaves only one other figure that could possibly take on this position, and that's Churchill. So when...

And he just blanches at this moment. And that really leaves only one other figure that could possibly take on this position, and that's Churchill. So when...

And that really leaves only one other figure that could possibly take on this position, and that's Churchill.

So when...

chamberlain resigns on the 9th of may and halifax says it's it's not for me um the only person who's going to slip into that position is churchill and he becomes prime minister and he accepts it gladly he feels like it is his mission in life this is his moment come of the outcome of the man but he comes with a huge amount of baggage i mean you know he's known as a man who drinks too much who's whose judgment hasn't always been great you know he was chancellor during the time of the general strike 1926 you know he backed edward the eighth over the uh

chamberlain resigns on the 9th of may and halifax says it's it's not for me um the only person who's going to slip into that position is churchill and he becomes prime minister and he accepts it gladly he feels like it is his mission in life this is his moment come of the hour come of the man but he comes with a huge amount of baggage i mean you know he's known as a man who drinks too much who's whose judgment hasn't always been great you know he was chancellor during the time of the general strike 1926 you know he backed edward the eighth over the uh

chamberlain resigns on the 9th of may and halifax says it's it's not for me um the only person who's going to slip into that position is churchill and he becomes prime minister and he accepts it gladly he feels like it is his mission in life this is his moment come of the hour come of the man but he comes with a huge amount of baggage i mean you know he's known as a man who drinks too much who's whose judgment hasn't always been great you know he was chancellor during the time of the general strike 1926 you know he backed edward the eighth over the uh

chamberlain resigns on the 9th of may and halifax says it's it's not for me um the only person who's going to slip into that position is churchill and he becomes prime minister and he accepts it gladly he feels like it is his mission in life this is his moment come of the hour come of the man but he comes with a huge amount of baggage i mean you know he's known as a man who drinks too much who's whose judgment hasn't always been great you know he was chancellor during the time of the general strike 1926 you know he backed edward the eighth over the uh

monarchy crisis when the king wanted to marry wallace simpson the divorcee catholic divorcee etc etc so you know his judgment has been brought into question you know he is the man who was he came up with the idea of the gallipoli campaign which was you know an ignominious failure blah blah blah so there are issues over him you know he is seen as a hothead and a man who doesn't have the kind of sound judgment of halifax so the jury is is very much out and i think it's again it's one of those things where you have to put yourself in the