British aristocracy
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The British aristocracy is the historically powerful social class in the United Kingdom composed of titled nobles and landed gentry who have traditionally held significant political, economic, and cultural influence.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British nobility | 56 |
| British aristocracy canonical | 41 |
| British establishment | 2 |
| British gentry | 1 |
| British peerage families | 1 |
| English nobility | 1 |
Statements (91)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aristocracy
ⓘ
elite ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
British Army officers
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army officer corps
British monarchy ⓘ Church of England ⓘ House of Lords ⓘ Oxbridge universities ⓘ British Parliament ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Royal Navy officer corps ⓘ public schools in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalRepresentation |
British literature
ⓘ
British period drama ⓘ historical novels ⓘ television series about country houses ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Anglo-Saxon nobility
ⓘ
Norman nobility ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
country house culture
ⓘ
distinctive lifestyle ⓘ economic power ⓘ elite education ⓘ hereditary privilege ⓘ intermarriage within elite ⓘ land ownership ⓘ political influence ⓘ social prestige ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
baronets
ⓘ
hereditary peers ⓘ knights ⓘ landed gentry ⓘ life peers ⓘ lords of the manor ⓘ peerage ⓘ titled nobility ⓘ |
| hasTitleRank |
baron
ⓘ
baronet ⓘ duke ⓘ earl ⓘ lady ⓘ lord ⓘ marquess ⓘ sir ⓘ viscount ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | feudal system in medieval England ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
governing class of Britain
ⓘ
landowning class of Britain ⓘ large estate management ⓘ local magistracy ⓘ members of the House of Lords ⓘ officer class in British armed forces ⓘ patrons of the arts ⓘ |
| influenced |
British architecture
ⓘ
British class system ⓘ British etiquette ⓘ British landscape design ⓘ British political culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Protestant Ascendancy
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant establishment
feudal land tenure ⓘ monarchical patronage ⓘ primogeniture inheritance ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
British peerage law
ⓘ
House of Lords Act 1999 ⓘ entail and primogeniture traditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
House of Lords reform
ⓘ
country house ⓘ gentry ⓘ landed estate ⓘ nobility ⓘ peerage of England ⓘ peerage of Great Britain ⓘ peerage of Scotland ⓘ peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ upper class in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ Edwardian era ⓘ Victorian era ⓘ early modern period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| underwentChange |
decline of political power in 20th century
ⓘ
increased taxation on land ⓘ loss of many large estates ⓘ reduction of hereditary peers in House of Lords ⓘ social mobility expansion ⓘ |
Referenced by (102)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British nobility
this entity surface form:
British nobility