The role of ruling class adaptability in the British transition from ancien regime to modern state the open elite of Britain and Ireland from the Middle Ages to the second World War - Wasson, Ellis Archer (Edwin Mellen Press, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references and index
This work examines how the landed elite openly absorbed a regular flow of new members to the ruling class. It examines the transition of Britain from aristocratic rule to democracy through a study of the Whig Party