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George Whitefield preaching at Moorfields Fair, 1742George Whitefield(1714-1770), nonconformist preacher, depicted preaching under difficult circumstances at Moorfields Fair on Whit Monday, 1742. 1742
Keir Hardie addressing suffragettes at Trafalgar SquareKeir Hardie (1856-1915), founder of the Labour party, addressing suffragettes at a free speech meeting in 1908 - Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy (1834-1913)
Abraham Lincolns address at Gettysburg. Date: 1863
US Election Campaign1908Fierce campaigning by the two presidential nominees of 1908, William J Bryan and William Taft; Taft became the 27th president
Liberal meeting in London, St James's HallIllustration of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman known as CB? (7th September 1836 ?? 22 April 1908), at a Liberal meeting in London at St James's Hall
MARCELLUS MOURNEDIn his funeral oration, the emperor Augustus laments the death of Marcellus, his nephew and favourite. Date: 23 BCE
JEAN-BAPTISTE MASSILLON (1663 - 1742), French churchman, bishop of Clermont, gave funeral oration for Louis XIV and other notable dead
CEMETERY/PERE LACHAISEA well-attended funeral in the cemetery with speech at graveside in progress Date: circa 1835
Edwin Montagu and GandhiA page from The Graphic, depicting Edwin Montagu(1879 -1924) at the time of his resignation as Secretary of State for India, and the recently arrested Mahatma Gandhi(1869-1948)
Joseph Parker, Congregational MinisterParkers Peace. Joseph Parker (1830-1902), Congregational Minister railing against the horror of the Turk (Sultan Abdul Hamid II). Date: 1900
IRISH POLITICAL MEETINGA political meeting in progress in Ireland during elections, union flags displayed prominently on the wall - the candidate tries to speak in a hostile atmosphere Date: 1893
Anti-Suffrage CartoonBeauty & Intellect are superior to Brute Force. An anti-suffrage cartoon mocking a suffragette. The speaker is depicted in a style in which suffragettes were often unfairly portrayed as a harridan
Winston Churchill as an oratorSketches made in the House of Commons by Samuel Begg showing Winston Churchills parliamentary mannerisms. By 1907 Churchill was under-secretary of State for the colonies
Inauguration of Abraham LincolnIn 1864, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as President defeating Democrat George B McClellan with 55% of the popular vote. He was inaugurated at the Capitol Date: 1865
Illustrated London News cover, 1st October 1842Cover of the Illustrated London News, 1st October 1842, featuring an article on our relations with America, and an engraving of the oration at Christs Hospital. Date: 1842
Winston Churchill addressing meeting in BirminghamWinston Churchill (1874-1965) - British statesman and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Seen here addressing a meeting at the Birmingham Town Hall (along with Lord Hugh Cecil)
Tsar and PeopleDer Zar und sein Volk - when his subjects clamour for a constitution (verfassung) Nicolas thanks them politely for their oration, and wishes them a good night. Date: 1904
Shakespeare Commem 1853Shakespeare commemoration at Stratford - the oration at the church gate. Date: 1853
Taft on the Campaign Trail in Colorado, USA - Giant VegWilliam Howard Taft (18571930), on the Campaign Trail in Colorado, USA - the card is entitled Prosperity due to the funny addition of piles of exaggerated-size vegetables
The Story of Cruel Joseph - Joseph ChamberlainThe Story of Cruel Joseph. Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) as the political menace, making trouble for Tories and Radicals
Orators Corner (Speakers Corner) - Hyde Park, London Date: circa 1940
Lincolns Inn OrationA woman addresses a crowd of men during a lunchtime oration at Lincolns Inn Fields, London Date: 1950s
Russells Reform BillForeign Secretary Lord John Russell proposes his Reform Bill. The Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, did not support it and it failed to become law. Date: 1860
Large crowd listens to MussoliniA wonderful shot of a large crowd in Rome, Italy listening to a speech by Benito Mussolini. Date: December, 1927
Caratacus before Emperor ClaudiusCaratacus was a historical British chieftain of the Catuvellauni tribe, who led the British resistance to the Roman conquest
Pericles Funeral OrationPericles delivers a funeral oration over the bodies of soldiers who have given their lives for Athens
Oration of DemosthenesAn oration of Demosthenes
Caesar Praised by Marc AMarcus Antonius delivers a laudatory funeral oration over the body of the murdered Caesar, inciting the populace against Brutus and his fellow- conspirators