Why Is Mr Darcy Not a Lord? | Regency Era Nobility and Pride and Prejudice

[Subtitulada en español] Have you ever wondered why Mr Darcy from Pride and Prejudice doesn't have a title of nobility? Why isn't he a Lord? Well, in this video we talk about Regency Era reasons why Jane Austen's most famous leading man may not have a peerage title like Earl, Duke or Viscount.

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🕰 Watching Guide
00:00 Why is Mr Darcy Not a Lord? [Intro]
01:10 Lady Catherine de Bourgh Explains
01:57 Darcy's Maternal Side of the Family
02:44 Darcy's Paternal Side
03:56 Were they once noble?
08:40 How does one become a Lord?
10:20 Could Darcy get a title?
13:05 Pride and Prejudice Internal Reasons

🧐 Learn More

Burney, F., In Sabor, P., & In Doody, M. A. (2020). Cecilia, or, Memoirs of an heiress.

Cannon, J. (2011). Aristocratic Century. Cambridge, GBR: Cambridge University Press.

Colley, L. (2014). Britons: Forging the nation ; 1707 - 1837.

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