Chris Bryant (3) (1962–)

I did not get very far into this book at all. There is an introduction, which I think summarises the book, and then the author just starts describing guys. I got through the guy who came back from North Africa and got halfway through the guy who was [a:Barbara Cartland|10320|Barbara Cartland|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1363041660p2/10320.jpg]'s brother (?) and I had no idea what they had to do with anything so I stopped reading. It's partly because the MPs the book is about are in the Conservative Party and so they don't stand for much that means anything to me.… (altro)

A polemical history of the British ruling class and how they ended up owning our nation.

The full, shocking story of the British aristocracy, from Anglo-Saxon times until the present day.
Exploring the extraordinary and sometimes pernicious social and political dominance enjoyed by the British aristocracy over centuries, Entitled seeks to explain how a tiny number of noble families rose to such a position in the first place and reveals the often nefarious means they have employed to maintain their wealth, power and prestige. It examines the greed, ambition, jealousy and rivalry which drove local barons to compete with one another and aristocratic families to guard their inheritance with phenomenal determination. In telling their history, it introduces a cast of extraordinary characters: fierce warriors, rakish dandies, political dilettantes, charming eccentrics, arrogant snobs and criminals who got away with murder.

Meticulously researched and engagingly written, Entitled tells a riveting story of arrogance, corruption and greed, the defining characteristic of the British ruling class.… (altro)