Speech Collection (page 8)

Theodore Roosevelt addressing a meeting in New York State, 1901. Roosevelt (1858-1919), American Republican politician, was elected Governor of New York in 1898

Charles Dickens addressing a meeting, London, 1856. British author Charles Dickens speaking at The Dulwich College Charity Meeting at the Adelphi Theatre

Charles Dickens giving an after-dinner speech, c1860s. Dickens (1812-1870) began his career as a journalist before becoming one of the greatest English novelists

Inauguration of President Lincoln, Washington DC, 4 March 1861. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) delivering his inaugural address as President in front of the Capitol

Theodore Roosevelt, American President, 1901-1909
Theodore Teddy Roosevelt, American President, 1901-1909. Roosevelt (1858-1919) making a speech. In the foreground, reporters are making notes

William Pitt the Younger, English statesman, 1793. Pitt (1759-1806) addressing the House of Commons, 1793. Engraving after a painting by Anton Hickel

The Spainsh Queen giving a speech, Spanish-American War, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
The Spainsh Queen giving a speech, Spanish-American War, 1898. The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the Kingdom of Spain

Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879-1964), British politician, c1920s
Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor (1879-1964), American-born British politician, c1920s. Elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Plymouth in 1919

French citizens listening to a broadcast by Vichy deputy premier Admiral Darlan, 23 May, 1941
French citizens listening to a broadcast by Vichy deputy premier Admiral Francois Darlan, 23 May, 1941

Sherman Adams (1899-1986), American politician delivering a speech. Adams was elected to Congress in 1945, and was elected Governor of New Hampshire 1949

William Penn (1644-1718) English Quaker and colonialist, founder of Pennsylvania, 1682
William Penn (1644-1718) English Quaker and colonialist, founder of Pennsylvania, in conference with Colonialists, 1682. From Harpers Weekly, 1883

Opening of the International Exhibition, 1862. At the Crystal Palace by Queen Victorias cousin, George, Duke of Cambridge. Chromolithograph, London, August, 1862

Benjamin Disraeli, British Conservative, cartoon from Punch, 1864. Artist: John Tenniel
Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) British Conservative statesman, cartoon from Punch, 1864. Now, I am on the side of the Angels

Wisdom and Wind-Bag, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
Wisdom and Wind-Bag, 1866. The master of rhetoric, Thomas Carlyle, is shown commenting on a speech being given to the masses by John Bright

It Will Soon Boil!, 1858. This cartoon shows the Birmingham MP, John Bright. On the 29th October, Bright delivered himself of an impassioned speech on the subject of Parliamentary Reform

To the Temple of Fame, 1858. Mr. Punch (with the Greatest Respect). After you, my Lord! This cartoon shows Mr Punch respectfully deferring to Lord Brougham

Caesar et Imperator, 1861. It was reported on the 10th July 1861 in The Times that the Emperor Napoleon puts down the Slave trade carried on on the coast of Africa by French agents under the pretext

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