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814 hereditary peers left, half barons.
by JoeAltmaier 6y ago
814 hereditary peers left, half barons.
- thaumasiotes 6y agoIs that really a decline? How many were there in 1600?
- TheCoelacanth 6y agoThe decline only started in the 20th century. It had been steadily increasing before that.
- camjw 6y agoThis is true but only 92 of them are permitted to sit in the House of Lords since Tony Blair's first government
- willyt 6y agoThat’s completely incorrect. There are only 802 seats. 92 are hereditary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lords https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lords. Just because you have the heriditary title of Lord, it doesn’t mean you are a peer of the House of Lords