Nobility in Britain has traditionally represented the highest attainable stratum of society below the level of royalty, and is a social pre-eminence usually based on heredity and, most common nowadays, on distinguished public service. read more
Because of its functioning monarchy and legal system that afford them space, the British aristocracy remains rather constant. By the narrow definition of who is a peer, there are not that many, but if the untitled gentry, the knightage, and the baronetage are included, then it is a fairly constant class. read more
1.The Duke. The title of Duke was created in the early 13th Century, by Edward the Third. read more
The aristocracy in preindustrial European states combined specific economic, social, and political characteristics that differentiated it from other social strata at the time, and from subsequent notions of aristocracy in industrial and postindustrial societies. read more