The British aristocracy became my specialist subject by happy accident. Halfway up a hill in Dumfriesshire, behind a duke who owned all the land as far as the eye could see, I thought, ‘surely this is ...

Eleanor has a book coming out in September, Heirs and Graces: A History of the Modern British Aristocracy, which details some of her most fascinating experiences. Ahead of that, she joined James ...

Aristocrats have increased their influence in Britain over the past 150 years, research claims - Academics studied entries to ...