Winston Churchill & John Paul II thimbles produced by Francesca China of Longton, England, circa 1985. Widely considered one of the 20th century's most significant figures, Sir Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922 and 1924, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and represented a total of five constituencies. Ideologically an economic liberal and imperialist, he was for most of his career a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955. Pope John Paul II (1920-2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third-longest-serving pope in history after Pius IX and St. Peter.
John Paul II attempted to improve the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the spirit of ecumenism, holding atheism as the greatest threat.
Maker:
Francesca
England
circa 1985
Model #:
Derivative
Famous People Collection
thimble
Size:
tiny
Height:
1 1/2"
