Excerpt from A Second Series of Vicissitudes of FamiliesThrough these means, and the fearful loss of life in the bat tle-field and on the scaffold, very many of the chief historic houses were destroyed. Of the survivors, some that bore the territorial prefix De, dropped it, having lost the inherit ance to which it applied; and others were so impoverished, that an act passed to degrade to a lower rank such of the nobility as had not adequate estates. Ruined lords and gentlemen went into exile, to be the miserable pensioners of foreign courts, or wandered in beggary and wretchedness through many of the countries of Europe.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Bernard Burke

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Excerpt from A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 2 of 2 Frederick Graham, 6. 7 June, 1849, Lieut. 17th regt.; m. 1875, Annie Margaret, dau. Of the Ven. Arthur Macdonald Hopper, Archdeacon of Norwich, and is deceased. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland

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A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland; Volume 2

A Genealogical And Heraldic Dictionary Of The Landed Gentry Of Great Britain And Ireland; Volume 1

A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland; Volume 1

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A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen, Vol. 2: Of Great Britain and Ireland (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Book of Orders of Knighthood and Decorations of Honour of All Nations: Comprising an Historical Account of Each Order, Military, Naval, and Civil, From the Earliest to the Present Time, With Lists of the Knights and Companions of Each British OrderThe desire to possess honorary distinctions has shown itself in various shapes, from very remote times, and among nations strangely dissimilar; and to be able to wear them on the person as evidence of some particular qualification in the individual, or acknowledgment of important service rendered by him to his country, has been an object of human ambition.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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