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NikolaiFyodorov · 84 days ago · link · · parent · post: ‘make sure they have an ancestor who was a very good friend of William the Conqueror’.
"Shrubsole estimates that “the aristocracy and gentry still own around 30% of England”. This may even be an underestimate, as the owners of 17% of England and Wales remain undeclared at the Land Registry. The most likely owners of this undeclared land are aristocrats, as many of their estates have remained in their families for centuries." Source Edit: Another interesting take here. "On average, Britain’s 600 or so aristocratic families are now as wealthy as their Victorian forebears at the height of Britain’s imperial expansion."