Charles James Fox


Read by Pamela Nagami

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Charles James Fox (1749-1806) was a prominent British Whig member of Parliament and the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger. A staunch opponent of George III, he supported the American colonists throughout the War of Independence. He was a leading parliamentary advocate of religious tolerance, individual liberty, and the anti-slavery cause. A notorious gambler and womanizer, Fox fell in love with and married Elizabeth Armistead, the former mistress of the Prince of Wales, and found happiness and tranquility in their home, St. Anne's Hill. He was most famous for his oratory, of which Wakeman writes that in "the whole range of Fox's speeches there is not to be found a mean thought or an affectation...The very openness and complete absence of reserve, with which he poured out his whole heart to his audience took them by storm." (Pamela Nagami, M.D.) (7 hr 48 min)

Chapters

Ch. 1: Fox as a Tory, Pt. 1 17:42 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 1: Fox as a Tory, Pt. 2 17:09 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 1: Fox as a Tory, Pt. 3 15:15 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 2: The American War 26:36 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 3: The Fall of Lord North, Pt. 1 21:34 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 3: The Fall of Lord North, Pt. 2 25:10 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 4: The Ministry of 1782, Pt. 1 19:42 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 4: The Ministry of 1782, Pt. 2 22:50 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 5: The Coalition, Pt. 1 24:40 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 5: The Coalition, Pt. 2 19:19 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 6: The India Bill, Pt. 1 22:26 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 6: The India Bill, Pt. 2 18:03 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 7: The Years of Opposition, Pt. 1 23:00 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 7: The Years of Opposition, Pt. 2 28:11 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 7: The Years of Opposition, Pt. 3 24:47 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 8: The War with France, Pt. 1 22:54 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 8: The War with France, Pt. 2 22:43 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 9: St. Ann's Hill, Pt. 1 20:48 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 9: St. Ann's Hill, Pt. 2 21:43 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 10: The Ministry of All the Talents, Pt. 1 21:08 Read by Pamela Nagami
Ch. 10: The Ministry of All the Talents, Pt. 2 32:40 Read by Pamela Nagami