Librivox: United Kingdom House of Lords Speeches Collection by Various
Summary: This collection comprises recordings of seven historic speeches given to the UK House of Lords between 1641 and 1945. Readings are of speeches origninally 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)
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Podcasts:
01 "Speech on impeachment for High Treason, 1641" by Wentworth, Thomas
02 "Speech on the French purchase of Corsica, 1770" by Pitt, William the Elder
03 "Speech on the American War of Independence, 1777" by Pitt, William the Elder
04 "Speech on the Frame-work Bill, 1812" by Byron, George Gordon, Lord
05 "Speech on the Corn Laws, 1846" by Wellesley, Arthur, Duke of Wellington
06 "Speech in defence of actions at Balaclava, 1855" by Bingham, George, Earl of Lucan
07 "Speech on the atomic bomb, 1945" by Russell, Bertrand
