United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 3

by Various

10 chapters3h 48mEnglish1960

About this book

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)

Chapters (10)

1Farewell Speech

428

2Speech on conciliation with America, 1775 (part 1)

4297

3Speech on conciliation with America, 1775 (part 2)

3742

4Addressing the House of Commons, Meeting of Parliament, 1849

286

5Speech at the outset of the First World War, 1914

1374

6Speech on the Abdication of King Edward the VIII, House of Commons, 1936

315

7First speech as Prime Minister, 1940 'Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat'

372

8Speech on Korea

1358

9Speech on Attendance at Council Meetings

1139

10Speech on Nuclear Weapons

418

United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 3

About this book

Chapters (10)

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