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Winston Churchill is widely considered to be one of the greatest speakers of the 20th century. Among his most famous speeches were those in 1940 when Churchill rallied a nation with his words and optimism. Click Here to hear audio clips from many Winston Churchill's speeches.
Nov 24, 2021 · Winston Churchill delivered some of the most inspirational speeches in history, but which of his orations were the most important? Here, Winston S Churchill – grandson of the famous prime minister – selects eight of the very best...
We shall fight on the beaches" was a speech delivered by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 4 June 1940.
May 8, 2020 · 8 May 2020. PA. The wartime prime minister Winston Churchill's victorious address to the nation marked the end of the war in Europe, on 8 May 1945. But his speeches through the course of...
Aug 18, 2021 · Here you can listen to Churchill’s recordings of many of his key speeches made over his long career. Some of these recordings are contemporary (recorded at the time), others were made by Churchill after the war, in 1949 at Chartwell, and issued by Decca in 1964.
Aug 18, 2021 · His most well-known and most quoted speeches are those known usually as ‘Blood, toil, tears and sweat’ (13 May), ‘We Shall Fight on the Beaches’ (4 June) and ‘This was their Finest Hour’ (18 June), all of which were delivered in the House of Commons, though Churchill also broadcast the ‘Finest Hour’ speech over the BBC.
Winston Churchill. Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat, 1940. In his first speech as Britain's Prime Minister, Churchill tied the outcome of the fight against the Nazis to the survival of Britain...
This was their finest hour" was a speech delivered by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 18 June 1940, just over a month after he took over as Prime Minister at the head of an all-party coalition government.
A page from Churchill’s typewritten speech notes (set out in his usual ‘psalm’ style, to aid delivery) can be seen on the right. See more on Churchill’s powerful oratory and the role this played in the battle for Britain in a virtual exhibition hosted by the Churchill Archive here.
View the full text of Sir Winston Churchill's speech We Shall Fight on the Beaches, given to the House of Commons at Westminster on June 4, 1940.
