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U.K ‘Aristocracy’ has Gone but ‘Assetocracy’ Remains & How Wealth has Transformed the House of Lords

Ace History Desk – On April 29, 2026, the remaining hereditary peers left the House of Lords. These 92 individuals were the last vestiges of an era in which the landed aristocracy dominated the UK’s second chamber. In the recent past, as many as 800 aristocrats filled the red benches. Now though, a new financial […]