{"product_id":"the-greville-memoirs-a-journal-of-the-reigns-of-king-george-iv-king-william-iv-and-queen-victoria-paperback-9781108030120","title":"The Greville Memoirs; A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV, King William IV and Queen Victoria (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108030120","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Greville Memoirs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Journal of the Reigns of King George IV, King William IV and Queen Victoria\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese fascinating and revealing political and social diaries cover English history from the Regency to the Crimean War.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Cavendish Fulke Greville (Author), Henry Reeve (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108030120, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCharles Cavendish Fulke Greville (1794–1865) was one of the most important English political and social diarists. Clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years, he mixed with all the great political names of the day, including Wellington, Melbourne, Palmerston and Peel. Greville was fascinated by people, and a great collector of information, believing that 'there is always something to be learned from everybody if you touch them on the points they know'. Greville always intended his diaries to be published after his death. They appeared in eight volumes between 1874 and 1887, and form an important historical source for the first half of the nineteenth century. Volume 2 begins with the funeral of George IV, and concentrates largely on the disputes surrounding the passing of the Reform Bill. It also includes debates on the state of Ireland in the 1830s.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e11. Accession of William IV\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Belgian revolution\u003cbr\u003e 13. A proclamation against rioters\u003cbr\u003e 14. Introduction of the Reform Bill\u003cbr\u003e 15. Preparations for the Coronation\u003cbr\u003e 16. Whig and Tory meetings on Reform\u003cbr\u003e 17. Measures for carrying the second reading of the Reform Bill in the House of Lords\u003cbr\u003e 18. Debate in the House of Lords\u003cbr\u003e 19. Foreign difficulties\u003cbr\u003e 20. Appointment of Sir Stratford Canning to the Embassy to Russia.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266021871896,"sku":"9781108030120","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108030120i.jpg?v=1694873583","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-greville-memoirs-a-journal-of-the-reigns-of-king-george-iv-king-william-iv-and-queen-victoria-paperback-9781108030120","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}