作者简介
CharlesSpencerwaseducatedatEtonCollegeandobtainedhisdegreeinModernHistoryatMagdalenCollege,Oxford.SincehewasaboytheBattleofBlenheimhasfascinatedhim-itwasevenhisHistoryOlevelspecialproject-partlybecauseoftheSpencer-Churchilldirectlinktotheengagement'sprimevictor,John,DukeofMarlborough.WhileinthemiddleofasevenyearstintasacorrespondentforNBCNewsintheUnitedStates,CharlesSpencerinheritedtheancestralhomeofAlthorp,Northampton,whichhehassincerestoredandrefurbished.HelivesatAlthorpandinWestLondonwithhiswife,fourchildrenfromhisfirstmarriage,andtwostepsons.HeachievedworldwideattentionafterspeakingpassionatelyatthefuneralofhissisterDiana,PrincessofWales,in1997.
