... any further uprising he would have to be in favour of political reform. Earl Grey was also aware how quickly the situation could escalate within Britain if change was not produced for the working classes. 1789 had witnessed the beginning of a political revolution in France. Many people began to revolt against the monarchy and aristocracy protesting against the unjust hierarchical system. This led to even more repression of the lower classes from the King with the introduction of an aristocratic government in 1830. King Charles X heavy-handed style of ruling and his failure to give the French public what they wanted, developed into a huge revolution causing the death of thousands and concluding in the death and expulsion of the monarchy. Earl Grey feared that unless reform was produced quickly a similar situation would arise in Britain. The American Revolution also highlighted a need for change. Britain's repressive governing ...

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