Making Aristocracy Work

Making Aristocracy Work
Author: Andrew Adonis
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 336
Release: 1993
Genre: History
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A study of the political role and activities of the peerage both inside and outside Parliament, the late 19th and early 20th century. Andrew Adonis reassesses the strengths and weaknesses of the House of Lords, and shows how its members were able to justify themselves by their work.