landowning aristocracy

Examples (10)

• The industrial revolution challenged the traditional power of the landowning aristocracy.
• For centuries, the country's political landscape was dominated by the landowning aristocracy.
• He was born into the landowning aristocracy, with vast estates passed down through generations.
• The novel depicts the decline of the landowning aristocracy in the early 20th century.
• Social reforms aimed to reduce the privileges of the landowning aristocracy.
• In her research, she traced the genealogies of the old landowning aristocracy.
• The wealth of the landowning aristocracy was almost entirely based on their agricultural holdings.
• A new merchant class began to compete for influence with the established landowning aristocracy.
• Peasant uprisings were often a direct response to the policies of the landowning aristocracy.
• The legacy of the landowning aristocracy is still visible in the grand country houses scattered across the region.