"Churchill, Charles (CHRL748C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. According to the DNB he was admitted to Trinity College in 1749, but never attended. The DNB refers to a story regarding Churchill's alleged rejection from Merton College, Oxford; this was said to be due to "want of classical knowledge", although his friends claimed that the cause was Churchill's "impertinence" in showing contempt for the questions he was asked. The DNB calls this "unintelligible" in light of Churchill's recognised academic ability, and it was regarded as "highly improbable" by the ODNB. James Sambrook, ‘Churchill, Charles (1732–1764)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2006, retrieved 13 December 2009
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"Churchill, Charles (CHRL748C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge. According to the DNB he was admitted to Trinity College in 1749, but never attended. The DNB refers to a story regarding Churchill's alleged rejection from Merton College, Oxford; this was said to be due to "want of classical knowledge", although his friends claimed that the cause was Churchill's "impertinence" in showing contempt for the questions he was asked. The DNB calls this "unintelligible" in light of Churchill's recognised academic ability, and it was regarded as "highly improbable" by the ODNB. James Sambrook, ‘Churchill, Charles (1732–1764)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2006, retrieved 13 December 2009
