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The Aristocracy in England 1660-1914 (1986) Cannadine, David. The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy (1990) Collins, Marcus. "The fall of the English gentleman: the national character in decline, c. 1918–1970." Historical Research 75.187 (2002): 90-111 online [dead link ].
This is a list of the present and extant Barons (Lords of Parliament, in Scottish terms) in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Note that it does not include those extant baronies which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with higher peerage dignities and are today only seen ...
A viscount is the fourth rank in the peerage of the United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Scotland and Ireland. A relatively late introduction, holders of the title take precedence after earls and before barons. [n 1] The term "viscount" (vice-comes) was originally a judicial honorific, long used in Anglo-Norman England to refer to a county ...
This is a list of the 189 present earls in the Peerages of England, Scotland, Great Britain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It does not include extant earldoms which have become merged (either through marriage or elevation) with marquessates or dukedoms and are today only seen as subsidiary titles.
In fact, up until 1707 union of Scotland and England, the only difference was that peerage titles were personal honours with strict rules of succession, and baronage titles were free baronies attached to land, and freely assignable, with each new baron requiring a confirmation charter from the crown (up until 1874) to ensure loyalty.
A noble house is an aristocratic family or kinship group, either currently or historically of national or international significance [clarification needed], and usually associated with one or more hereditary titles, the most senior of which will be held by the "Head of the House" or patriarch.
In 1603, James VI of Scotland became King James I of England. Scotland's Peerage then became subject to many of the same principles as the English Peerage, though many peculiarities of Scottish law continue to apply to it today. Scotland, like England, had lesser and greater barons, as well as earls.
The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy (1999) online; Collins, Marcus. "The fall of the English gentleman: the national character in decline, c. 1918–1970." Historical Research 75.187 (2002): 90-111. online; Cust, Richard, and Peter Lake. Gentry culture and the politics of religion: Cheshire on the eve of civil war (Manchester UP ...