David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

@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

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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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Important to clarify: as Britain evolved toward democracy, the right to sell titles gradually shifted from the monarch to the fundraisers for the major British political parties — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 6, 2021