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Lords of Misrule: Hostility to Aristocracy in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Britain

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Flamboyant, cultured and refined, aristocracy is often seen as a national treasure. Lords of Misrule takes a different view and considers the role of an aristocracy behaving badly. This is a book about the political, social and moral failings of aristocracy and the ways in which they have featured in political rhetoric. Drawing on the views of critics of aristocracy, it explores the dark side of power without responsibility. Less 'patrician paragons' than dissolute and debauched debtors, the aristocrats featured here ...

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Lords of Misrule: Hostility to Aristocracy in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Britain 2004, Palgrave MacMillan, London

ISBN-13: 9781403932211

2004 edition

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 Lords of Misrule: Hostility to Aristocracy in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Britain 2004, Palgrave MacMillan, London

ISBN-13: 9781349515868

2004 edition

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