Churchill's Eyeglasses: The Saga of His Spectacles

I first happened upon the aspect of Winston Churchill's eyewear while writing my book, CHURCHILL STYLE: The Art of Being Winston Churchill. Churchill's owlishly stylish, round tortoise shell frames turned up in photographs of him again and again, particularly those of Churchill orating. My curiosity was piqued. As with all of Churchill's anything-but-commonplace, day-to-day appurtenances -- his bespoke slippers, his siren suits, his hats, his cigars -- Churchill's eyeglasses had a story behind t...