The Greville Memoirs - Volume 3

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The Greville Memoirs are a series of diaries written by Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville. The diaries cover the years 1834-1837, during the reign of William IV. Greville was a clerk to the Privy Council for over forty years, and during this time he mixed with many of the important political figures of the day. He was fascinated by people and their interactions, and as a result, the diaries are a rich source of information about the politics and society of the time.

One of the main topics covered in Volume 3 of the Greville Memoirs is the Irish Church Bill. This bill was a proposed law that would have allowed for the disestablishment of the Irish Church, which was a Catholic church. The bill was controversial, and many people opposed it. Greville was one of these people. He wrote about the bill in his diary, and he describes the opposition that he and other officials faced. He also writes about the difficulties that the bill caused for the government.

Another topic covered in Volume 3 of the Greville Memoirs is the worsening international relations. During this time, there were many wars being fought around the world, and relations between countries were tense. Greville writes about

Charles 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 3 covers part of William IV's reign, difficulties over the Irish Church Bill, and worsening international relations. Domestic politics were unsettled, with four prime ministers in 1834 as the reformed parliament had trouble forming a government.