An Evening of Churchill

Katherine Carter, curator and historian who has managed the house and collections at Chartwell, Churchill’s country home, for more than a decade will be in Philadelphia for her US book tour. Churchill’s Citadel: Chartwell and the Gatherings Before the Storm will be released in the US on November 5, 2024. Join us for a special event to meet Katherine, a widely sought after commentator and adviser on the life and legacy of Sir Winston Churchill; she lectures internationally and appears frequently in print and broadcast media.

In the 1930s, amidst an impending crisis in Europe, Winston Churchill found himself out of government and with little power. In these years, Chartwell, his country home in Kent, became the headquarters of his campaign against Nazi Germany. He invited trusted advisors and informants, including Albert Einstein and T. E. Lawrence, who could strengthen his hand as he worked tirelessly to sound the alarm at the prospect of war.

Katherine’s book offers fascinating insight about how his meetings at Chartwell, his country home, strengthened his fight against the Nazis. She tells the extraordinary story of the remarkable but little-known meetings that took place behind closed doors at Chartwell. From household names to political leaders, diplomats to spies, Katherine reveals a fascinating cast of characters, each of whom made their mark on Churchill’s thinking and political strategy. With Chartwell as his base, Churchill gathered intelligence about Germany’s preparations for war—and, in doing so, put himself in a position to change the course of history.

We are honored to collaborate on special events in Philadelphia to showcase Katherine’s work, a major new history of Churchill in the 1930s.