Project Gutenberg 2009-12-03 Public domain in the USA. 103 Greville, Charles 1794 1865 Greville, Charles Cavendish Fulke Reeve, Henry 1813 1895 Reeves, Henry The Greville Memoirs, Part 1 (of 3), Volume 2 (of 3) A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Stacy Brown, Eve Behr, Paul Murray and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Greville Memoirs, Part 1 (of 3), Volume 2 (of 3)" by Charles Greville is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a journal chronicling significant events and observations during the reigns of King George IV and King William IV of Britain. The memoirs offer insights into the political landscape of the era, reflecting on the personalities, social dynamics, and major transformations in governance and public sentiment. At the start of the memoirs, the author, Charles Greville, provides a vivid recounting of King William IV's accession to the throne following the death of George IV. He details the immediate public reaction to the new king, marked by relief over the former king's passing and a sense of optimism about William's ascension. Greville characterizes William IV as a down-to-earth and good-natured individual, eager to engage with his subjects, which contrasts sharply with the previous king's aloofness. The opening also hints at the king's awkward adherence to protocols and etiquette, alluding to the potential for both endearing and embarrassing public moments that might arise from his simpler, more affable approach to kingship. This beginning sets the stage for a rich exploration of the political intrigues and societal changes of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- George IV, 1820-1830 Great Britain -- History -- William IV, 1830-1837 DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 1094406 1094407 2024-10-13T06:23:26.393685 2023-09-13T10:54:05.281349 text/html text/html 1093751 2021-01-05T21:56:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 384198 2021-01-05T21:56:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 511307 2024-10-13T06:23:44.225629 application/epub+zip 527363 2024-10-13T06:23:31.728694 application/epub+zip 494644 2024-10-13T06:23:29.591688 application/epub+zip 977001 2024-10-13T06:23:53.531608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 911682 2024-10-13T06:23:42.428602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 721570 2022-09-14T07:08:48.811187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 979872 979765 2024-10-13T06:23:24.334679 2023-09-13T10:54:03.586351 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 979362 2021-01-05T21:56:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 363943 2021-01-05T21:56:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 979378 2021-01-05T21:56:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 363591 2021-01-05T21:56:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22250 2024-10-13T06:23:53.685009 application/rdf+xml 22265 2024-10-13T06:23:30.223654 image/jpeg 4550 2024-10-13T06:23:29.907676 image/jpeg 476363 2024-10-13T06:23:26.481656 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia