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David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

HJ Hanham, the great historian of Victorian electioneering, on the sale of honors in the 19th century. The final sentence of the graf is a chef's-kiss. https://t.co/TImLIbW6MH https://t.co/SQTe94RVV1 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021

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King James I invented the baronetcy as a way to raise money for his army. Pay the king enough to support 30 solders for 3 years - and you got to call yourself and your heirs "Sir" and "Lady" forever. https://t.co/esvUhTp5M2 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021

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@joero3 Thanks to civil wars, beheadings, etc., there was sufficient turnover even without a "timer." EG four different families got the Dukedom of Buckingham between the Middle Ages and the title finally going extinct in the late 19th century. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021