Why else would XVII aristocracy have been so concerned with their family lines?
(as late as the XX, we can find fictional characters referring to Burke's Peerage* as "the stud book". I rather doubt that usage arises just because both were to use abbreviations and black type.)
* back in print! I guess the XXI is bound and determined, not only to repeat the mistakes of the XX, but also those of the XIX.
Most noble marriages in Europe were done for political reasons. Why marry for love (or genetic traits) when you can marry to inherit the Duchess of Burgundy's land?
082349872349872|1 year ago
Why would you think that?
(rot13: gurl jrer nyy fryrpgrq, sbe gurve crqvterr)
Why else would XVII aristocracy have been so concerned with their family lines?
(as late as the XX, we can find fictional characters referring to Burke's Peerage* as "the stud book". I rather doubt that usage arises just because both were to use abbreviations and black type.)
* back in print! I guess the XXI is bound and determined, not only to repeat the mistakes of the XX, but also those of the XIX.
sickofparadox|1 year ago