Tory Historian was browsing through YouTube (yes, technology has reached even TH), looking for films of historical content and importance. No sign of any excerpts from The Young Mr Pitt on which there was a posting before.
So, Laurence Olivier it has to be. There are many possibilities but here is one of Tory Historian's favourites: the St Crispin's Day speech. No, this is not the right day for it, but could anyone ever better Sir Larry in Shakespeare? He managed to make it sound like ordinary every-day speech.
Alice Spencer Stanley, Countess of Derby
4 days ago
Indeed. If historical political leaders had their equivalents of YouTube -- say, Pitt versus Fox, or Disraeli versus Gladstone -- the people would agitate for time-travel initiatives to remove themselves from the pap of contemporary politics debate.
It fair brings a lump to one's throat. Wonderful