David Brown has been Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton since 2012, having previously taught at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He has published widely on nineteenth century British history including a major biography of Lord Palmerston (Yale University Press, 2010). He held a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, 2019-22.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsMapsAbbreviationsIntroductionNote on the textA note on references and editorial methodA note on language used in the DiaryAshley/Shaftesbury's immediate familyA Chronology, 1801-45The Diary

David Brown has been Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton since 2012, having previously taught at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He has published widely on nineteenth century British history including a major biography of Lord Palmerston (Yale University Press, 2010). He held a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, 2019-22.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsMapsAbbreviationsIntroductionNote on the textA note on references and editorial methodA note on language used in the DiaryAshley/Shaftesbury's immediate familyA Chronology, 1801-45The Diary

David Brown has been Professor of Modern History at the University of Southampton since 2012, having previously taught at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He has published widely on nineteenth century British history including a major biography of Lord Palmerston (Yale University Press, 2010). He held a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, 2019-22.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsMapsAbbreviationsIntroductionNote on the textA note on references and editorial methodA note on language used in the DiaryAshley/Shaftesbury's immediate familyA Chronology, 1801-45The Diary