United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection
by Various
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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
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| Farewell Speech | 7:08 | Read by Rhonda Federman | |
| Speech on conciliation with America, 1775 (part 1) | 1:11:37 | Read by cottonwoodhead | |
| Speech on conciliation with America, 1775 (part 2) | 1:02:22 | Read by cottonwoodhead | |
| Addressing the House of Commons, Meeting of Parliament, 1849 | 4:46 | Read by Snapdragon | |
| Speech at the outset of the First World War, 1914 | 22:54 | Read by Daniel Vimont | |
| Speech on the Abdication of King Edward the VIII, House of Commons, 1936 | 5:15 | Read by Snapdragon | |
| First speech as Prime Minister, 1940 'Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat' | 6:12 | Read by Daniel Vimont | |
| Speech on Korea | 22:38 | Read by Cori Samuel | |
| Speech on Attendance at Council Meetings | 18:59 | Read by Cori Samuel | |
| Speech on Nuclear Weapons | 6:58 | Read by Jason Mills |
Reviews
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Eliza J
Not great English speeches read by Americans yet again ruining english written everything. Dont hurt your ears. Makes me feel ill. Literally.