James Lawrence: Aristocrats: Power, Grace, and Decadence: Britain's Great Ruling Classes from 1066 to the Present
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Aristocracy means rule by the best. For nine hundred years, the British aristocracy considered itself ideally qualified to rule others, make laws, and guide the nation. Its virtues lay in its collective wisdom, its attachment to chivalric codes, and its sense of public duty. It evolved from a medieval warrior caste into a self-assured and sophisticated elite, which made itself the champion of…