The Greville Memoirs, Part 3 (of 3), Volume 2 (of 2) / A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1852 to 1860

A firsthand political journal by a long-serving court official that records parliamentary debates, ministerial changes, diplomatic negotiations, and military campaigns during the mid-nineteenth century. The entries blend day-to-day observations, private conversations, and analytical asides to recount diplomatic conferences, the Crimean War and its settlement, disturbances in India, Italian conflicts, and contentious domestic measures such as life peerages and reform proposals. Emphasis falls on personalities, procedural detail, and public reaction, producing chronological reportage that alternates factual narration with reflective commentary on policy, international relations, and the practical workings of government.