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The Greville Memoirs are a series of diaries written by Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville. The first three volumes of the series cover the years 1814-1822, the second three volumes cover the years 1823-1837, and the last two volumes cover the years 1838-1865. The series is important for its depiction of English political and social life during the first half of the nineteenth century. Volume 4 covers the years 1837-1838.
During the years 1837-1838, there were continued troubles in Ireland, and also war with China over the opium trade. Greville records all of these events in his diaries. He also discusses various other topics, including the accession of Queen Victoria, domestic politics, and the economy. Greville was a very important diarist during the years 1837-1838, and his diaries provide a valuable source of information for historians.
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 4 begins with the accession of Queen Victoria. Domestic politics were still unsettled, leading to calls for the repeal of the Corn Laws. There were continued troubles in Ireland, and also war with China over the opium trade.
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