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by mesofile 288 days ago
A number of articles and at least one well-known study have been published highlighting the fact that the ranks of the wealthiest landowning families in Britain are nearly unchanged since Norman times — e.g. https://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/englands-1-remained-sin...
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The British wealth inequality in these rankings was probably delegated to overseas territories in the Caribbean.
it’s absolutely insane that the brits never did land reform or seemingly have any interest in it
Considering the fact that the royal family owns an astounding amount of real estate, it doesn’t surprise me at all.