Lords of Misrule

Hostility to Aristocracy in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Britain
2004. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-4039-3221-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 233 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

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 undermined, rather than augmented, the fabric of national life. For the first time, Lords of Misrule recaptures the views of those radicals and reformers who were prepared to contemplate a Britain without aristocrats.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Taylor, A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Aristocratic Debauchery and Working-Class Virtue: The Case of Colonel Valentine Baker 'The Apostle of Plunder': The Influence of Henry George in England Reconsidered Hunting, Moral Outrage, and Radical Opposition to Animal Abuse in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Britain 'Lords of Misrule': Liberalism, the House of Lords, and the Campaign Against Privilege Plutocracy Conclusions Appendices Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

ANTONY TAYLOR is Senior Lecturer in History at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He has written widely in the field of Nineteenth Century politics, and is author of (Reaktion, 1999).