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The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. VII: Continental Europe

Various and William Jennings Bryan (1860 - 1925)

This book contains a number of famous speeches and addresses from continental Europe between 300 CE to 1900 CE, organized around the following themes: Early Christianity, The Reformation, Modern France, Italy, Modern Germany, Hungary and Spain. - Summary by Chris Badenoch

Genre(s): History

Language: English

Keyword(s): history (886), speeches (43), orations (8), continental europe (1)

Group: World's Famous Orations

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Part I. Early Christianity. Saint Chrysostom. The Blessings of Death (about 380) Huntly
 00:04:56
Play 02 Saint Augustine. On the Lord’s Prayer Huntly
 00:13:34
Play 03 Abelard. The Divine Tragedy Huntly
 00:04:01
Play 04 St. Bernard. Why Another Crusade? (about 1145) Huntly
 00:03:38
Play 05 Part II. The Reformation. Savonarola. I. A Report on His Embassy to the King (1495) Huntly
 00:03:58
Play 06 Savonarola. II. After His Excommunication (1498) Huntly
 00:02:25
Play 07 Zwingli. On Mercenary Soldiers (about 1530) Huntly
 00:11:08
Play 08 Luther. Before the Diet of Worms (1520) Bill Mosley
 00:10:21
Play 09 Melanchthon. On the Death of Luther (1546) Bill Mosley
 00:13:20
Play 10 Calvin. On Suffering Persecution Richard Stibbard
 00:17:49
Play 11 Part III. Modern France. Bossuet. On the Death of the Great Condé (1686) Robert Fischer
 00:05:14
Play 12 Bourdaloue. On the Passion of Christ Greg Giordano
 00:11:57
Play 13 Fenelon. True and False Simplicity nathanmeyers
 00:08:49
Play 14 Massillon. Of a Malignant Tongue Richard Stibbard
 00:15:01
Play 15 Desmoulins. Better to Die than not to Live Free Rita Boutros
 00:07:25
Play 16 Mirabeau. I. Necker's Financial Plan (1789) ToddHW
 00:06:25
Play 17 Mirabeau. II. On Being Accused of Treasonable Relations to the Court (1790) ToddHW
 00:23:47
Play 18 Barnave. Against Majority Absolutism (1791) Richard Stibbard
 00:08:33
Play 19 Vergniaud. On the Situation in France (1792) ToddHW
 00:18:24
Play 20 Danton. I. ''Dare, Dare Again, Always Dare'' (1792) Greg Giordano
 00:03:00
Play 21 Danton. II. On Liberty of Worship (1793) Greg Giordano
 00:03:21
Play 22 Danton. III. On Taxing the Rich (1793) Greg Giordano
 00:03:44
Play 23 Robespierre. I. Against Granting the King a Trial (1792) Dave Campbell
 00:14:38
Play 24 Robespierre. II. His Last Speech (1794) Dave Campbell
 00:03:54
Play 25 Marat. In his Own Defense (1793) Richard Stibbard
 00:06:49
Play 26 Cambon. On the Situation in France (1793) Sonia
 00:05:23
Play 27 St. Just. Invective Against Danton (1794) Greg Giordano
 00:08:56
Play 28 Barère. On the Heroism of the ''Vengeur's'' Sailors (1794) Greg Giordano
 00:10:03
Play 29 Napoleon. I. To the Army in Italy (1796) Alan Mapstone
 00:03:46
Play 30 Napoleon. II. To the Army of Italy Again (1796) Alan Mapstone
 00:04:42
Play 31 Napoleon. III. Speech to the Directory (1797) Alan Mapstone
 00:02:43
Play 32 Napoleon. IV. During the Egyptian Campaign (1798) Alan Mapstone
 00:04:47
Play 33 Napoleon. V. On the Anniversary of Austerlitz (1806) Alan Mapstone
 00:02:26
Play 34 Napoleon. VI. To his Soldiers at Fontainebleau (1814) Alan Mapstone
 00:02:39
Play 35 Napoleon. VII. After the Return from Elba (1815) Alan Mapstone
 00:02:17
Play 36 Carnot. Against Setting up an Emperor (1802) ChrisPT
 00:11:42
Play 37 Lamartine. To a Deputation of Poles (1848) Robert Fischer
 00:08:45
Play 38 Hugo. In Defense of his Son (1851) Kerry Adams
 00:08:09
Play 39 Gambetta. Education for the Peasantry in France Beeswaxcandle
 00:07:09
Play 40 Baron d'Estournelles de Constant. France and the United States (1902) Beeswaxcandle
 00:13:17
Play 41 Jaurès. In the Debate on Socialism with Clemenceau (1906) Beeswaxcandle
 00:10:09
Play 42 Clemenceau. In the Debate on Socialism with Jaurès (1906) Richard Stibbard
 00:14:24
Play 43 Part IV. Italy. Mazzini. To the Young Men of Italy (1848) Phillip Forshaw
 00:07:09
Play 44 Garibaldi. To his Soldiers (1860) Phillip Forshaw
 00:05:05
Play 45 Cavour. Rome as the Capital of United Italy (1861) Phillip Forshaw
 00:09:26
Play 46 Part V. Modern Germany, Hungary and Spain. Frederick the Great. I. To his Generals before Invading Silesia (1740) CadenB
 00:02:29
Play 47 Frederick the Great. II. To his Generals before the Battle of Leuthen (1757) CadenB
 00:02:43
Play 48 Bismarck. The Canossa Speech (1872) Greg Giordano
 00:09:42
Play 49 Kossuth. On his Welcome to New York (1851) Bill Jones
 00:11:14
Play 50 Castelar. Plea for a Republic in Spain (1869) Bill Jones
 00:12:08
Play 51 Apponyi. On the Death of Louis Kossuth (1894) Bill Jones
 00:05:30