Speeches are not just iconic moments in history they help you better understand the thoughts of real people. Lines can be used in your essays and exam answers.
Search and click the links in the table below to access the text and videos of dozens of speeches about British politics and history.
| Name | Speech Description | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth I | Spanish Armada | Tilbury | 1588 |
| King Edward VIII | Abdication | Buckingham Palace | 1936 |
| King George VI | Declaration of war | Buckingham Palace | 1939 |
| Queen Elizabeth II | Tribute to the Queen Mother | - | - |
| Sir Geoffrey Howe | Resignation | House of Commons | 1990 |
| Oliver Cromwell | Dissolution of The Long Parliament | House of Commons | 1653 |
| Enoch Powell MP | Rivers of Blood | - | 1968 |
| Emmeline Pankhurst | Freedom or Death | Hartford, USA | 1913 |
| Robin Cook MP | Resignation over Iraq War | House of Commons | 2003 |
| Christabel Pankhurst | Votes for Women | - | 1908 |
| Sir Winston Churchill | Iron Curtain | - | 1946 |
| PM Tony Blair | Proposing a war with Iraq | House of Commons | 2003 |
| PM Margaret Thatcher | Victory in the Falklands | - | 1982 |
| PM David Cameron | About the Coalition Government | - | 2010 |
| Sir Winston Churchill | Their “Finest Hour” | House of Commons | 1940 |
| PM Margaret Thatcher | "The Lady’s not for Turning” | Party Conference | 1980 |
| PM Tony Blair | Labour Party Conference | - | 1999 |
| Sir Winston Churchill | Tribute to “The Few” | - | - |
| PM David Cameron | UK riots | - | 2011 |
| PM Margaret Thatcher | Brighton bombing | Brighton | 1984 |
| PM Theresa May | Brexit Speech | Party Conference | 2016 |