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EPISODE · Jun 4, 2026 · 10 MIN

Churchill's Rise (3/3)-Chamberlain Resigns, Halifax Declines, Churchill Becomes PM

from The Venetia Project · host The Venetia Project

The vote was won. But the authority was gone.In the final episode of Churchill's Rise, we follow the last thirty-six hours of Chamberlain's premiership — the private meetings, the famous silence, and the moment Halifax declined the job that should have been his.On the afternoon of May 9th, four men entered the Cabinet Room at Downing Street. No minutes were taken. No official record exists. What happened inside that room — and why Churchill said nothing for two full minutes — would determine who led Britain through its darkest hour.Then, on the morning of May 10th, Germany invaded France and the Low Countries. And Chamberlain's last hope of survival collapsed with it.The final episode of Churchill's Rise — a three-episode series from The Venetia Project on the four days that changed the war.

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