| Content Description | Letters received by A. Buchanan, whilst he was Ambassador to the King of Prussia; the letters contain detailed accounts of the uneasy state of Europe in the early 1860s and of the dramatic events which occurred at this time; particularly concerning the Polish Rebellion and the Schleswig-Holstein dispute; many of the letters attack the policy of the British Government and Lord John Russell for their handling of foreign affairs during this difficult period; criticism is levied at the Government for the lack of active support given to Denmark, culminating in the cession of Schleswig-Holstein to Prussia and Austria by the Treaty of Vienna in October 1864. |