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Entitled
Author | : Chris Bryant |
Publsiher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2017-09-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781473525511 |
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"A proudly partisan history of the British aristocracy - which scores some shrewd hits against the upper class themselves, and the nostalgia of the rest of us for their less endearing eccentricities. A great antidote to Downton Abbey." (Mary Beard) Exploring the extraordinary social and political dominance enjoyed by the British aristocracy over the centuries, Entitled seeks to explain how a tiny number of noble families rose to such a position in the first place. It reveals the often nefarious means they have employed to maintain their wealth, power and prestige and examines the greed, ambition, jealousy and rivalry which drove aristocratic families to guard their interests with such determination. In telling their history, Entitled introduces a cast of extraordinary characters: fierce warriors, rakish dandies, political dilettantes, charming eccentrics, arrogant snobs and criminals who quite literally got away with murder.
The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy
Author | : David Cannadine |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Aristocracy (Social class) |
ISBN | : 0141023139 |
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At the outset of the 1870s, the British aristocracy could rightly consider themselves the most fortunate people on earth: they held the lion's share of land, wealth and power in the world's greatest empire. By the end of the 1930s they had lost not only a generation of sons in the First World War, but also much of their prosperity, prestige and political significance.David Cannadine shows how this shift came about and how it was reinforced in the aftermath of the Second World War. Lucidly written and sparkling with wit, The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy is a landmark study that dramatically changes our understanding of British social history
Aristocrats
Author | : Lawrence James |
Publsiher | : Abacus |
Total Pages | : 411 |
Release | : 2010-09-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780748125326 |
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For nine hundred years the British aristocracy has considered itself ideally qualified to rule others, make laws and guide the fortunes of the nation. Tracing the history of this remarkable supremacy, ARISTOCRATS is a story of wars, intrigue, chicanery and extremes of both selflessness and greed. James also illuminates how the aristocracy's infatuation with classical art has forged our heritage, how its love of sport has shaped our pastimes and values - and how its scandals have entertained the public. Impeccably researched, balanced and brilliantly entertaining, ARISTOCRATS is an enthralling history of power, influence and an extraordinary knack for survival.
The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy
Author | : David Cannadine |
Publsiher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 848 |
Release | : 1999-09-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0375703683 |
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"A brilliant, multifaceted chronicle of economic and social change." --The New York Times At the outset of the 1870s, the British aristocracy could rightly consider themselves the most fortunate people on earth: they held the lion's share of land, wealth, and power in the world's greatest empire. By the end of the 1930s they had lost not only a generation of sons in the First World War, but also much of their prosperity, prestige, and political significance. Deftly orchestrating an enormous array of documents and letters, facts, and statistics, David Cannadine shows how this shift came about--and how it was reinforced in the aftermath of the Second World War. Astonishingly learned, lucidly written, and sparkling with wit, The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy is a landmark study that dramatically changes our understanding of British social history.
The British Aristocracy
Author | : Mark Bence-Jones,Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : UOM:39015029504951 |
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The Peerage of the British Empire as at Present Existing
Author | : Edmund Lodge |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 764 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : Nobility |
ISBN | : KBNL:KBNL03000133796 |
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Aspects of Aristocracy
Author | : David Cannadine,Professor of History and Director of the Institute of Historical Research David Cannadine |
Publsiher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780300059816 |
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He reconstructs the extraordinary financial history of the dukes of Devonshire, narrates the story of the Cozens-Hardys, a Norfolk family who played a remarkably varied part in the life of their county, and offers a controversial reappraisal of the forebears, lives, work, and personalities of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West - a portrait, notes Cannadine, of more than a marriage.
Tales of the British Aristocracy
Author | : Leslie Gilbert Pine |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : Nobility |
ISBN | : WISC:89008828352 |
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