Walking With Destiny? Churchill, Napoleon II, and the Fickleness of Fate
As young men, both Winston Churchill and Napoleon’s only son were certain that destiny had marked them out for greatness. Here, Bilal Junejo asks why one lived to save his country while the other died at 21, remembered today as little more than a footnote. Winston Churchill in 1900. Source: Public domain, Imperial War Museum, available here . Ever since the erudite Doctor Andrew Roberts — who is,…
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