Entitled

"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.

"O istorie mandra partizana a aristocratiei britanice - care inregistreaza cateva lovituri inteligente impotriva clasei superioare si nostalgia celorlalti dintre noi pentru excentricitatile lor mai putin indragite. Un mare antidot impotriva Downton Abbey". (Mary Beard) Explorand extraordinara dominatie sociala si politica de care s-a bucurat aristocratia britanica de-a lungul secolelor, Entitled incearca sa explice cum un numar mic de familii nobiliare s-au ridicat la o astfel de pozitie in primul rand.