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United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 1

This collection comprises recordings of 17 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1628 and 1956. Readings are of speeches origninally given by parliamentarians including Oliver Cromwell, Edmund Burke, William Wilberforce, William Gladstone, Keir Hardie, Winston Churchill and Aneurin Bevan. (Summary by Carl Manchester)

Year of Publication: 1956Genres: Literary Collections , Political Science

Running Time: 5 hours 11 minutes 07 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Speech on the Petition of Right, 1628 David Federman	21:30
2	Speech against the Attainder of Strafford, 1641 David Federman	15:27
3	Speech to Rump Parliament, 1653 Carl Manchester	2:46
4	Speech on reducing the army, 1731 Rachel Lintern	8:06
5	Speech on House of Commons Reform, 1784 Sibella Denton	24:11
6	Speech on slavery, 1789 icyjumbo (1964-2010)	10:42
7	Speech on the Reform Act, 1831 Sibella Denton	4:21
8	Speech on the Reform Act, 1837 Sibella Denton	5:32
9	Speech on copyright, 1841 Philippa	36:43
10	Speech on Irish Home Rule, 1886 Sibella Denton	28:04
11	Speech on a proposed Channel Tunnel, 1888 Christine Blachford	27:14
12	Speech on socialism, 1901 Sally Ann Cook	8:02
13	Speech on women's suffrage, 1905 icyjumbo (1964-2010)	33:09
14	Speech on The West Ham Guardians , 1927 Philippa	18:12
15	Speech on the outbreak of war with Germany, 1939 Sibella Denton	7:34
16	We shall fight on the beaches, 1940 Mark F. Smith	27:50
17	Speech on the Suez Crisis, 1956 Carl Manchester	31:44