Chosen for historical interest rather than rhetoric, these parliamentary speeches trace British debate on foreign affairs across nearly two centuries. Chatham defends weaker states, Sheridan and Pitt argue over revolutionary France, Canning and Peel discuss Portugal and Europe, and later statesmen weigh intervention, alliances and the crises leading to 1914.
A handy source book for students of diplomacy and the history of British statecraft. Download the free EPUB.