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The Image of Aristocracy

Author : David Crouch
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134977948
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book The Image of Aristocracy written by David Crouch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-11-29 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Crouch provides a broad definition of aristorcracy by examining the ways aristocrats behaved and lived between 1000 and 1300. He analyses life-style, class and luxurious living in those years. A distinctive feature of the book is that it takes a British, rather than Anglocentric, view - looking at the penetration of Welsh and Scottish society by Anglo-French ideas of aristocracy.

Entitled

Author : Chris Bryant
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473525519
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Entitled written by Chris Bryant and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 World Before Domesday

Author : Ann Williams
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441121188
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The World Before Domesday written by Ann Williams and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ann Williams' important new book discusses the dynamics of English aristocratic society in a way that has not been explored before. She investigates the rewards and obligations of status including birth, wealth, the importance of public and royal service and the need to participate in local affairs, especially legal and administrative business. This period saw the birth of a 'lesser aristocracy', the ancestors of the English gentry, the power-house of society and politics in the late medieval and early modern periods. Going on to examine the obligations and rewards of lordship and the relations between lords and their men, Williams illustrates how status was displayed and covers the importance of the manorial house, which was at once a home, an estate centre and a symbol of authority and the insignia of rank in weaponry, clothing and personal adornment. The growing gap between the highest rank of society and the lowest, fuelled by underlying economic developments is also covered. In conclusion she considers some of the occupations which symbolized and perpetuated lordly power. Though the upper levels of aristocratic society were swept away by the Norman settlement, the 'lesser aristocracy' had a much higher rate of survival and it was this group who began the manorialization of English society, familiar from the late medieval period.

Aspects of Aristocracy

Author : David Cannadine
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300059816
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (598 download)

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Download or read book Aspects of Aristocracy written by David Cannadine and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The English Aristocracy, 1070-1272

Author : David Crouch
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300172125
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The English Aristocracy, 1070-1272 written by David Crouch and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William the Conqueror's victory in 1066 was the beginning of a period of major transformation for medieval English aristocrats. In this groundbreaking book, David Crouch examines for the first time the fate of the English aristocracy between the reigns of the Conqueror and Edward I. Offering an original explanation of medieval society -- one that no longer employs traditional "feudal" or "bastard feudal" models -- Crouch argues that society remade itself around the emerging principle of nobility in the generations on either side of 1200, marking the beginning of the ancien regime. The book describes the transformation in aristocrats' expectations, conduct, piety, and status; in expressions of social domination; and in the relationship with the monarchy. Synchronizing English social history with non-English scholarship, Crouch places England's experience of change within a broader European transformation and highlights England's important role in the process. With his accustomed skill, Crouch redefines a fascinating era and the noble class that emerged from it.

The Birth of Nobility

Author : David Crouch
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Birth of Nobility written by David Crouch and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 300 years separate and mutually uncomprehending English and French historiographies have confused the history of medieval aristocracy. Unpicking the basic assumptions behind both national traditions, this book explains them, reconciles them and offers entirely new ways to take the study of aristocracy forward in both England and France. The Birth of Nobility analyses the enormous international field of publications on the subject of medieval aristocracy, breaking it down into four key debates: noble conduct, noble lineage, noble class and noble power. Each issue is subjected to a thorough review by comparing current scholarship with what a vast range of historical source material actually says. It identifies the points of divergence in the national traditions of each of these debates and highlights where they have been mutually incomprehensible. For students studying medieval Europe.

America's Secret Aristocracy

Author : Stephen Birmingham
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504095561
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book America's Secret Aristocracy written by Stephen Birmingham and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “entertaining and perceptive” history of America’s most exclusive families, from the Brahmins of New England to the Grandees of California (The Washington Post). America has always been a constitutionally classless society, yet an American aristocracy emerged anyway—a private club whose members run in the same circles and observe the same unwritten rules. Here, renowned social historian Stephen Birmingham reveals the inner workings of this aristocracy. He identifies which families in which cities have always mattered, and how they’ve defined America. America’s Secret Aristocracy offers an inside look at the estates, marriages, and financial empires of America’s most powerful families—from the Randolphs of Virginia and the Roosevelts of New York to the Carillos and Ortegas of California. With countless anecdotes about our nation’s elite, including interviews with their modern-day descendants, Birmingham presents colorful portraits that capture the true definition, essence, and customs of America’s aristocracy.

Aristocracy and Its Enemies in the Age of Revolution

Author : William Doyle
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199559856
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Aristocracy and Its Enemies in the Age of Revolution written by William Doyle and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-09 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doyle describes how the French revolutionaries tried to abolish the nobility, analysing the intellectual roots of hostility to nobles, the steps by which revolutionaries turned against aristocracy, the impact of persecution, and the long-term consequences of these developments for the nobility.

Slave of the Aristocracy

Author : Ashley Zacharias
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781514746523
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Slave of the Aristocracy written by Ashley Zacharias and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The alternate world of Westmouth resembles 1950's North America, but for a class-conscious society with a ruling aristocracy and a tradition of slavery. When Lady Irene accompanies her husband to a slave auction, she shocks everyone by taking an unprecedented initiative that launches her on a shocking odyssey. Her various sexual adventures are collected into this single volume.

War, Government and Aristocracy in the British Isles, C.1150-1500

Author : Chris Given-Wilson
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 9781843833895
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book War, Government and Aristocracy in the British Isles, C.1150-1500 written by Chris Given-Wilson and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crown-magnate relations, the Anglo-Scottish, Anglo-French and Anglo-Irish wars, national and local finance and administration and the nature of late medieval kingship are among the principal themes explored in this volume, along with aristocratic consumption, historical writing, chivalric culture and a review of recent work on crusading history. All newly commissioned from distinguished scholars, they shed new light on late medieval British political, military and governmental history. CONTRIBUTORS: NICHOLAS VINCENT, DAVID CARPENTER, M. L. HOLFORD, ARCHIE DUNCAN, MATTHEW STRICKLAND, BJORN WEILER, ROBIN FRAME, ANDY KING, W. MARK ORMROD, G. L. HARRISS, NORMAN HOUSLEY, ANNE CURRY, MAURICE KEEN, WENDY CHILDS

Aristocracy of Everyone

Author : Benjamin Barber
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307827283
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Aristocracy of Everyone written by Benjamin Barber and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2012-11-21 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brilliant, controversial, and profoundly original book, Benjamin R. Barber fundamentally alters the terms of the current debate over the value of opportunity in American education, politics, and culture. Barber argues that the fashionable rallying cries of cultural literacy and political correctness completely miss the point of what is wrong with our society. While we fret about "the closing of the American mind" we utterly ignore the closing of American schools. While we worry about Japanese technology, we fail to tap the more fundamental ideological resources on which our country was founded. As Barber argues, the future of America lies not in competition but in education. Education in America can and must embrace both democracy and excellence. Barber demonstrates persuasively that our national story has always comprised an intermingling of diverse, contradictory, often subversive voices. Multiculturalism has, from the very start, defined America. From his gripping portrait of America poised on the brink of unprecedented change, Barber offers a daringly original program for effecting change: for teaching democracy depends not only on the preeminence of education but on a resurgence of true community service. A ringing challenge to the complacency, cynicism, and muddled thinking of our time that will change the way you feel about being an American citizen.

Aristocracy: A Very Short Introduction

Author : William Doyle
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191500631
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Aristocracy: A Very Short Introduction written by William Doyle and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-11-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aristocracies or nobilities dominated the social, economic, and institutional history of all European counties until only a few generations ago. The relics of their power, in traditions and behaviour, in architecture and the arts, are still all around us. This short introduction shows how ideas of aristocracy originated in ancient times, were transformed in the middle ages, and have only fallen apart over the last two centuries. The myths in which aristocracies have always sought to shroud themselves are stripped away, but the true sources of their enduring power are also revealed. Their outlook and behaviour affected the rest of society in innumerable and sometimes surprising ways, but perhaps most surprising was the way in which a centuries-old aristocratic hegemony crumbled away over the last two hundred years. In this Very Short Introduction William Doyle considers why this happend and what remains today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

In Defence of Aristocracy

Author : Peregrine Worsthorne
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0007550995
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book In Defence of Aristocracy written by Peregrine Worsthorne and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-12-19 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this controversial and hotly discussed book, Sir Peregrine presents a reactionary and playful look at the origins, evolution and demise of the aristocracy.

The Aristocracy in Twelfth-Century León and Castile

Author : Simon Barton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521894067
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book The Aristocracy in Twelfth-Century León and Castile written by Simon Barton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-07-18 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the nature and role of the aristocracy in twelfth-century Spain.

The Aristocracy of Norman England

Author : Judith A. Green
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521524650
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book The Aristocracy of Norman England written by Judith A. Green and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-15 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first rounded account of the new ruling elite of England in the century after 1066. It deals with the revolution in landholding by which the old English aristocracy was swept aside, and the nature of aristocratic power, as demonstrated by the control of castles and knights, and lordship over men and land. The book stresses the vitality of aristocratic power throughout the period, particularly during the civil war under King Stephen. The part played by kinship and family in building up and extending influence are emphasised, and a separate chapter is devoted to the crucial role played by women in the transmission of land. The role of aristocratic benefactors in the wave of generosity which brought great wealth to the church is also examined and, finally, the extent to which the newcomers identified themselves with the country they had conquered.

Noblewomen, aristocracy and power in the twelfth-century Anglo-Norman realm

Author : Susan M. Johns
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1847795544
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (477 download)

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Download or read book Noblewomen, aristocracy and power in the twelfth-century Anglo-Norman realm written by Susan M. Johns and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. The first major work on noblewomen in the twelfth century and Normandy, and of the ways in which they exercised power. Offers an important reconceptualisation of women’s role in aristocratic society and suggests new ways of looking at lordship and the ruling elite in the high middle ages. Considers a wide range of literary sources such as chronicles, charters, seals and governmental records to draw out a detailed picture of noblewomen in the twelfth-century Anglo-Norman realm. Asserts the importance of the life-cycle in determining the power of aristocratic women. Demonstrates that the influence of gender on lordship was profound, complex and varied.

The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy

Author : David Cannadine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780141023137
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy written by David Cannadine and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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