One of my favorite tidbits of history, introduced to me by the Poldark stories, is that of the Basset family of Devonshire. They are one of the few aristocratic

One of my favorite tidbits of history, introduced to me by the Poldark stories, is that of the Basset family of Devonshire. They are one of the few aristocratic families that has an intact patrilineal descent going back to the Norman conquest. Which means that in 2066, they will have maintained their family holdings for 1000 years.