Peers, Buccaneers and Downton Abbey: An economic analysis of 19th century British aristocratic marriages
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109930
Abstract: Abstract The decline in late 19th century agricultural prices, by reducing the incomes of aristocratic landed estates and of non-aristocratic landed families, led to richly dowried American heiress brides being substituted for brides from landed… read more here.
Keywords: 19th century; peers buccaneers; landed families; british aristocratic ... See more keywords