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Britain in the early 19th century was dominated by an ‘Establishment’ in all of its aspects; social, religious, political, economical and educational. ... They ensured that all aspects of British life was under their influence and control and that no other persons or groups outside this ‘Establishment’ was ever in any position to undermine their influence and control or challenge it in any way.
The Establishment consisted of a very few number of mostly (if not entirely) men in relation to the entire population who through ownership of land dominated everything in Britain. ... These estates were usually not left to many heirs but only to one, which concentrated wealth immensely and hence contributed to an obvious characteristic of people within the Establishment; wealth. ... This alarming capitalisation of land in the country was the backbone of the power and wealth associated with the Establishment. ... The aristocracy of Britain seemed to be the major part of the Establishment. Such figures as the sixth Duke of Bedford is a fine example of such an aristocrat that clearly belonged to the Establishment and lived an extremely extravagant life, owning several houses and estates and always building new ones to assert his power and wealth among those he had power over and those he shared power with.
The Establishment’s wealth resulted in them possessing a huge amount of political power in the country.
Approximate Word count = 1082
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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