The people speak
Subtitle: voices that changed Britain
By: [compiled by] Colin Firth & Anthony Arnove ; with David Horspool
Publisher: Canongate
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 529
ISBN-13: 9780857864468; 9780857864451
Subjects: Sources; History
Description: The People Speak tells the story of Britain through the voices of the visionaries, dissenters, rebels and everyday folk who took on the Establishment and stood up for what they believed in. Here are their stories, letters, speeches and songs, from the Peasants Revolt to the Suffragettes to the anti-war demonstrators of today. They are some of the most powerful words in our history. Compiled by the Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth, influential writer Anthony Arnove and the acclaimed historian David Horspool, The People Speak reminds us that democracy has never been a spectator sport.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An eminently skippable introduction; title: 1066-1450: commoners and kings; title: Disunited kingdoms: "Our English enemies"; title: Freedom of worship: "Touching our faith"; title: 1642-1789: representing the people; title: Land and liberty: "The earth is a common treasury"; title: Empire and race: "All slaves want to be free"; title: 1790-1860: one man, one vote; title: Money and class: "The rank is but the guinea's stamp"; title: Workers united: "Labour's "no" in action"; title: 1890-1945: equal rights; title: War and peace: "What people have your battles slain?"; title: Gender and sexual equality: "A human being, regardless of the distinction of sex"; title: 1945-2012: battling the state.