The Evolution of the British Aristocracy in the Twentieth Century

Great Britain is unique among major industrialised nations in retaining, to this day, a titled aristocracy which still survives and to which new titles of nobility (peerages) are added by creation each year. Even more uniquely, the British aristocracy retains a legislative role, and to this day the...

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Main Author Rubenstien, William D
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l’homme 2007
Subjects
History
Sociology
aristocratie
noblesse
XXème siècle
Europe
XIXème siècle
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Summary:Great Britain is unique among major industrialised nations in retaining, to this day, a titled aristocracy which still survives and to which new titles of nobility (peerages) are added by creation each year. Even more uniquely, the British aristocracy retains a legislative role, and to this day the upper house of the British Parliament, the Mouse of Lords, consists almost exclusively of titled aristocrats, some of whom even now owe their place in the House of Lords to the hereditary accident ...
ISBN:9782735109388
2735109380
DOI:10.4000/books.editionsmsh.10025