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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.
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, “This was their finest hour.” For more on Churchill the War Leader, visit this section.
Jun 18, 2014 · Since no one has uploaded the full Finest Hour speech, here is the entire 30 minute long speech. Well worth a listen.
On 18 June 1940, Winston Churchill delivers his famous speech, 'This was their Finest Hour' to the House of Commons.
Winston Churchill's Finest Hour speech, June 18, 1940, delivered at London, UK, to the House of Commons, full text transcript, audio.
Their Finest Hour, a University of Oxford project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, empowered local communities to preserve the stories and objects of the Second World War before they were lost to history.
The day after France fell to the Germans, Churchill made perhaps his finest speech of this period – commonly known now by its most famous phrase, ‘This was their Finest Hour’ – which was delivered to the House of Commons on 18 June and broadcast by the BBC to the nation later that evening.
On June 18, 1940, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill gave a famous speech in Parliament, best known today for the phrase “This was their finest hour.” It is necessary to look at the context in which that speech originated.
Jun 16, 2017 · Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, This was their finest...
Jun 17, 2005 · British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's famous "Finest Hour" speech marks its 65th anniversary Friday. It's widely considered one of the greatest political speeches ever, and rallied a...
