Speech Collection (page 7)

Pesenting the patriotic address to the Queen on the eve of the Crimean War, 1854 (1906)
Peers and commoners presenting the patriotic address to the Queen on the eve of the Crimean War, 1854 (1906). From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI

John Lilburne on the pillory at Westminster, 1638 (1905). Lilburne (1614-1657) was an English Leveller who campaigned for what he described as `freeborn rights` which every human being was born with

Peter the Hermit preaching the First Crusade, c1095 (1905). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

Reform demonstration in Hyde Park, London, 19th century (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VIII. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

His Majesty Speaks to His Empire, 1937. Artist: BBC
His Majesty Speaks to His Empire, 1937. King George VI addresses the Empire on the day of his coronation. From The Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. [Odhams Press Ltd. London, 1937]

The Life of Lenin, 1936. Artist: Pyotr Nikolayevich Staronossov
The Life of Lenin, 1936. Lenins speech from the armoured car, Petrograd. From a series of woodcuts for The Life of Lenin, 1936. From The Studio Volume 127

Hermann Vezin, American actor, teacher of elocution and writer, 1883. Artist: St Jamess Photographic Co
Hermann Vezin, American actor, teacher of elocution and writer, 1883. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, 2nd July 1883, David Bogue, London, 1883

Little Ben, George Cavendish-Bentinck, British politician, 1871. Artist: Coide
Little Ben, George Cavendish-Bentinck, British politician, 1871. Cavendish-Bentinck (1821-1891) served as a Conservative MP from 1859 until his death

Leon Gambetta proclaiming the Republic of France, 4th September 1870 (1882-1884). After the disastrous defeat of the French by the Prussians at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

William Beckford and his speech to King George III, 1770 (1886). Beckford (1710-1770) was Lord Mayor of London in 1762-1763 and again in 1769-1770

The Bathos, 18th century. Artist: Thomas Clerk
The Bathos, 18th century. Time expiring, collapsed against a broken column, with the blade of his scythe snapped and his hour glass smashed, blowing out smoke from his broken pipe

Paul Before Felix, 18th century. Artist: DB Pyet
Paul Before Felix, 18th century. Paul, with his hands chained, stands before the governor Felix, defending himself. A Roman soldier to the left of Paul leans against his spear looking very bored

Constabulary guarding a government reporter at a plan of campaign meeting, Ireland, 1887. The Plan of Campaign was a strategy adopted by the Irish National League in support of tenant farmers in

Purse, Pussy, Piety, and Prevarication, 1882. Lord Northbrook, Lord Granville, Lord Selborne, and Lord Salisbury in the House of Lords. Cartoon from Vanity Fair, 5th July 1882

Charles Dickens presiding at the Newsvendors Dinner, 5th April 1870 (1912). From Fun, 23rd April 1870, reproduced as a print in The Bookman, February 1912

Mr Brights vindication of the Queen, (late 19th century). John Bright, British politician, making a speech. Early in his political career

Henry Broughams speech for the defence during the trial of Queen Caroline, 1820 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Sketch of the Martydom of St Livinus, c1633, (1933). Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Sketch of the Martydom of St Livinus, c1633, (1933). Livinus, or Lebwin, Bishop of Ghent, had his tongue was torn out to stop his preaching

John Brown Anniversary Meeting, Tremont Temple, 19th century
John Brown Anniversary Meeting, Tremont Temple, 1858. Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison holds a meeting. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

The investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle, 13 July 1911 (1935). At the King`s Gateway, the Prince surprised

Mr Rudyard Kipling takes a bloomin day aht, on the blasted eath... 1904.Artist: Max Beerbohm
Mr Rudyard Kipling takes a bloomin day aht, on the blasted eath, along with Britannia, is gurl, 1904. Caricature of English writer Kipling (1865-1936) parodying working class speech

Actor reciting to a manager, late 18th century. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Actor reciting to a manager, late 18th century. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse

Cicero denouncing Cataline, 1850s. Artist: John Leech
Cicero denouncing Cataline, 1850s. Scene from The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett

Lord Beaconsfield at a banquet in the Guildhall, late 19th century, (1900). Artist: Swain
Lord Beaconsfield at a banquet in the Guildhall, late 19th century, (1900). Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) served twice as British prime minister

Mr Plimsoll addressing the House of Commons, London, mid-late 19th century, (1900). Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company, London)

The Bishop of Peterborough addressing the House of Lords, mid-late 19th century, (1900)
The Bishop of Peterborough addressing the House of Lords, London, mid-late 19th century, (1900). Dr William Connor Magee (1821-1891) in the Houses of Parliament

Mr Gladstone delivering his address as Lord Rector of Edinburgh University, 1859-1865. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Mr Gladstone at Leeds, late 19th century. The Banquet in the old Cloth Hall. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Presentation of the Freedom of the City to Mr Gladstone, 1877. Gladstone in the Council Chambers, Dublin. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

Mr Gladstone Addressing the Crowd from the Balcony, late 19th century. After the Midlothian Victory at Lord Roseberys House, George Street, Edinburgh

Mr Gladstone Addressing the Officers and Crew of the Grantully Castle, late 19th century. William Ewart Gladstone MP (1809-1898), British Liberal Prime Minister

His Royal Highness receiving the address of the Glenelg Corporation, Australia, 1868. Prince Alfred, a son of Queen Victoria, at Glenelg, South Australia

King Lear by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), (c1900). Act 4: Lears Men of stone speech, with Cordelia dead in his arms. From a series of Famous Tragedies

Queen Elizabeth I rallying her troops at Tilbury, 1588, (19th century). Elizabeth (1533-1603) gave a rousing speech at Tilbury on the River Thames to troops waiting for the Spanish Armada

Notes for a a speech by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 30th April 1805. Artist: Richard Sheridan
Notes for a a speech by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 30th April 1805. Notes for a a speech in the House of Commons imputing to William Pitt misapplication of public funds in connection with the charge

Paragraph written by George III for insertion in a speech, 1760. Artist: King George III
Paragraph written by George III for insertion in a speech, 1760. A paragraph written by King George III for insertion into his first speech from the throne after his accession

The Indian Council, c1847. Artist: Seth Eastman
The Indian Council, c1847

History of Holy Russia. Nicholas I makes a speech before the Guards, 1854. Artist: Gustave Dore
History of Holy Russia. Nicholas I makes a speech before the Guards, 1854. Found in the collection of the Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow

A banquet for the visiting French president, Guildhall, London, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 12th July 1903

Banquet of french nationalist and Paul Deroulede, Saint-Sebastien, Belgium, 1900. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Banquet of french nationalist and Paul Deroulede, Saint-Sebastien, Belgium, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 3rd June 1900

The musicians strike, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th November 1902

Forbes-Robertson as Hamlet, late 19th century. Artist: John Percival Gulich
Forbes-Robertson as Hamlet, late 19th century. British actor Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson (1853-1937) in Shakespeares Hamlet

Reproducing Speech, 1878. Artist: C A Keetels
Reproducing Speech, 1878. Demonstration of the Edison phonograph in New York. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers, (New York)

Execution of Louis XVI, 1793. Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France from 1774, making a final speech from the scaffold before his execution by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution

Algiers and Louis Philippe, French Revolution of 1830. On 26th July, 1830, the Polignac ministry, strongly reactionary in its tendencies

Tennis Court Oath, June 20 1789, Paris (1791). Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Tennis Court Oath, June 20 1789, Paris (1791). French Revolution: meeting of the States General where Deputies swore not to meet again until a Parliament had been formed

Harrys Truman, 33rd President of the USA, 1945-1953. Truman (1884-1972) took over as President when Franklin D Roosevelt died in April 1945

Miniature of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603) Artist: Nicholas Hilliard
Miniature of Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603), 16th century. Also known as The Virgin Queen, as she never married, and Good Queen Bess

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