The Marquess of Londonderry: Aristocracy, Power and Politics in Britain and Ireland, Revised Edition

by N.C. Fleming

Book Overview

The decline and fall of the British aristocracy looked headlong and irreversible in the twentieth century yet many grandees tried to preserve their power, wealth and influence by every means - and with some success. There is no better example than the Seventh Marquess of Londonderry whose life from 1878 to 1949 spanned and mirrored the period. The Londonderrys had enjoyed immense wealth in land and minerals in Britain and Ireland for centuries,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850437262
• ISBN13: 9781850437260
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.8"