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Selected House of Commons Speeches

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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874 – 1965) was a British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historical writer, and an artist. (Summary from Wikipedia)
(9 hr 20 min)

Chapters

Maiden Speech, 1901

20:14

Read by musil

Army reform, 1901

42:40

Read by Lisa Chau

The Amritsar Massacre, 1920

42:42

Read by Andrew Coleman

The Gold Standard Bill, 1925

49:55

Read by David Barnes

The General Strike, 1926

24:37

Read by LibriVox Volunteers

German re-armament, 1935

23:16

Read by Johnnycake

The Abdication, 1935

5:31

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

"The Locust Years", 1936

38:06

Read by Ruth Golding

How to Prevent War, 1938

32:49

Read by Aaron Elliott

The Annexation of Austria, 1938

18:56

Read by Ashwin Jain

"A Total and Unmitigated Defeat", 1938

34:28

Read by Johnnycake

The oubreak of war, 1939

3:32

Read by Sibella Denton

"Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat", 1940

4:22

Read by Sibella Denton

"We Shall Fight On the Beaches", 1940

21:38

Read by Sibella Denton

"Their Finest Hour", 1940

26:39

Read by Philippa

"The Few", 1940

30:05

Read by ink tree

Upon the death of Neville Chamberlain, 1940

9:12

Read by Cori Samuel

"Do Your Worst", 1941

5:08

Read by Sibella Denton

"Still Captain of Our Souls", 1941

2:24

Read by Sibella Denton

"I Offer No Excuses", 1942

24:14

Read by Sibella Denton

The invasion of France, 1944

7:01

Read by Sibella Denton

Upon the death of Franklin D Roosevelt, 1945

10:26

Read by Sibella Denton

Victory in Europe, 1945

5:08

Read by Philippa

Victory Over Japan, 1945

37:36

Read by ontheroad

"Never Flinch, Never Weary, Never Despair", 1955

38:13

Read by Ruth Golding