United Kingdom House of Lords Speeches Collection
This collection comprises recordings of seven historic speeches given to the UK House of Lords between 1641 and 1945. Readings are of speeches originally given by the 1st Earl of Strafford (Thomas Wentworth), the 1st Earl of Chatham (William Pitt the Elder), the 6th Baron Byron (the poet Lord Byron), the 1st Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley), the 3rd Earl of Lucan (George Lord Bingham) and the 3rd Earl Russell (the philosopher Bertrand Russell). (Summary by Carl Manchester)
Genre(s): Literary Collections, Political Science
Language: English
Group: UK Parliamentary Speeches
Section | Chapter | Author | Source | Reader | Time | Language |
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Play 01 | Speech on impeachment for High Treason, 1641 | Thomas Wentworth | Etext | Rachel Lintern |
00:25:56 | en |
Play 02 | Speech on the French purchase of Corsica, 1770 | William Pitt the Elder | Etext | David Federman |
00:07:03 | en |
Play 03 | Speech on the American War of Independence, 1777 | William Pitt the Elder | Etext | Philippa |
00:24:49 | en |
Play 04 | Speech on the Frame-work Bill, 1812 | George Gordon, Lord Byron | Etext | David Federman |
00:19:05 | en |
Play 05 | Speech on the Corn Laws, 1846 | Arthur Wellesley | Etext | Sibella Denton |
00:08:59 | en |
Play 06 | Speech in defence of actions at Balaclava, 1855 | George Bingham, Earl of Lucan | Etext | Mark F. Smith |
00:22:29 | en |
Play 07 | Speech on the atomic bomb, 1945 | Bertrand Russell | Etext | Carl Manchester |
00:13:01 | en |