Both old-style aristocracy and the modern aristocracy of citizenship forced many people into poverty and oppression based largely on circumstances of birth. And, in their heyday, ...

Professor Berkin moderated. "Aristocracy and the Founders" was a program held Monday, December 7, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. in the F.M. Kirby Auditorium.

English and American Aristocracy. Share full article. July 30, 1862. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 30, 1862, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

The Aristocracy and the Law. Share full article. Sept. 17, 1860. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from September 17, 1860, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

As Adrian Wooldridge notes in “The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World,” Young predicted that the rebellion would occur in 2034. But in the U.S. and Britain, it seems ...