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A Critical History of the British Aristocracy

A densely written book that might prove a bit daunting for some readers, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a survey of the British aristocracy from before the Norman Conquest, full of anecdotes to show what thorough sh*ts they all are. Written, of course, from a somewhat hostile point of view.......more

As with Bryant books the detail and interest come in the later chapters. Bryant as in his first volume on Parliament gets bogged down with too much detail and until the 1600s the book feels like a chore however beyond that it becomes accessible and important text on the aristocracy......more

I found this book in my local library - and the tag line (A "critical" history of the British Aristocracy) had me sold. However, this book is everything I hate about history. The introduction included 4 key themes about the aristocracy which I expected to explore and and review of key historical fig......more

could have done from less listing of all the examples of the aristocracy being shitty people, and perhaps a bit more fun idk......more