After Lord Randolph's death from syphilis in 1895, his widow began a career in her own right.

Lord Randolph died in 1895, aged 45.

From the beginning of the Egyptian imbroglio Lord Randolph was emphatically opposed to almost every step taken by the government.

Lord Randolph sends a note of apology to the Prince, which is merely acknowledged.

Disgraced, Lord Randolph and his wife leave for America.

After his father Lord Randolph's death in 1895, Churchill had to work to survive.

"Did I mention that Lord Randolph of Gates made great sums of money during those lost but productive years?"

His beliefs were significantly affected by those of his father, Lord Randolph, after whose early death he wrote:

"All his life he thought his father was a wonderful man, and that Lord Randolph was someone to follow."

As was common in Romanticism, many of the main characters die with the exception of Lord Randolph.