Charles James Fox

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LibriVox recording of Charles James Fox by Henry Offley Wakeman. Read in English by Pamela Nagami Charles James Fox (1749-1806) was a prominent British Whig member of Parliament and the arch-rival of William Pitt the Younger. A staunch opponent of George III, he supported the American colonists throughout the War of Independence. He was a leading parliamentary advocate of religious tolerance, individual liberty, and the anti-slavery cause. A notorious gambler and womanizer, Fox fell in love with and married Elizabeth Armistead, the former mistress of the Prince of Wales, and found happiness and tranquility in their home, St. Anne's Hill. He was most famous for his oratory, of which Wakeman writes that in "the whole range of Fox's speeches there is not to be found a mean thought or an affectation...The very openness and complete absence of reserve, with which he poured out his whole heart to his audience took them by storm." (Pamela Nagami, M.D.) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer…

Directors & creators

Henry Offley Wakeman

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;american revolutionary war; george iii; edmund burke; charles james fox; william pitt the younger; william wilberforce; lord north; earl of chatham; the french revolution; napoleon buonaparte; houses of parliament; marquis of rockingham; tory party; whig party

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