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A silver lining to an industrial cloud; the Mersey mansions of the Victorian elite
To join the landed gentry you previously needed to have no connection with the vulgar business of actually making money. Even if you had bought a significant house and estate, to be truly accepted (and not be cast off into … Continue reading →
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