The British and Irish Ruling Class 1660-1945. Volume 1

• Main Author: Wasson, Ellis A. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2017
• Subjects: Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700; House of Commons; elite; social mobility; House of Lords; Wales; Scottish Parliament; British Parliament; aristocracy; Irish Parliament; class; landed gentry
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book contains an account of the 2,352 families (close to 3,000 counting cadet lines) that had one member sit in either House of the English, British, or United Kingdom Parliament, the Irish Parliament, or the Scottish Parliament between 1660 and 1945 and was represented in one of these Parliame...