Who Were the Rich?

These international-acclaimed works comprise a unique and original work which provides comprehensive biographical information on all 884 persons who left personal estates of £100000 or more in Britain from 1809 to 1914 when these sources begin in a usable form. £100000 is the equivalent of about £10 million today. / Professor Rubinstein is the leading academic expert on wealth-holding in Britain over the past two centuries. / For every person included accurate information is given about his or her occupation or source of wealth parentage and family background education marriage children and heirs religion political involvement and land ownership.