Aristocrats: Power, Grace and Decadence - Britain's Great Ruling Classes from 1066 to the Present

Lawrence James

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 ...