Synopsis
This is the third LibriVox collection of speeches given in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The collection comprises recordings of 10 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1601 and 1960. Readings are of speeches originally given by Queens Elizabeth I and Victoria, and by parliamentarians Edmund Burke, Herbert Asquith, Winston Churchill, Barbara Castle, Margaret Thatcher and Michael Foot. (Summary by Ruth Golding)
Episodes
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![Speech on Nuclear Weapons]()
Speech on Nuclear Weapons
22/11/2021 Duration: 06min -
![Speech on Attendance at Council Meetings]()
Speech on Attendance at Council Meetings
22/11/2021 Duration: 18min -
![Speech on Korea]()
Speech on Korea
22/11/2021 Duration: 22min -
![First speech as Prime Minister, 1940 Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat]()
First speech as Prime Minister, 1940 'Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat'
22/11/2021 Duration: 06min -
![Speech on the Abdication of King Edward the VIII, House of Commons, 1936]()
Speech on the Abdication of King Edward the VIII, House of Commons, 1936
22/11/2021 Duration: 05min -
![Speech at the outset of the First World War, 1914]()
Speech at the outset of the First World War, 1914
22/11/2021 Duration: 22min -
![Addressing the House of Commons, Meeting of Parliament, 1849]()
Addressing the House of Commons, Meeting of Parliament, 1849
22/11/2021 Duration: 04min -
![Speech on conciliation with America, 1775 (part 2)]()
Speech on conciliation with America, 1775 (part 2)
22/11/2021 Duration: 01h02min -
![Speech on conciliation with America, 1775 (part 1)]()
Speech on conciliation with America, 1775 (part 1)
22/11/2021 Duration: 01h11min -
![Farewell Speech]()
Farewell Speech
22/11/2021 Duration: 07min
