Re-ordering the aristocracy

[@rad-guidance7]

Fulford attended Sunningdale School in Berkshire, but failed the common entrance exam for Eton, so instead attended Milton Abbey School in Dorset. After leaving there, he did not go on to any higher education.[7] At 18 he started a career with the Coldstream Guards, but failed the Army Officer Selection Board exam and so left after nine months. He travelled to Australia to work as a jackaroo, but soon returned to Britain, re-taking (and again failing) the Army Officer Selection Board exam,[7] before moving to London to work as a stockbroker and insurance broker.[1] Since inheriting the family estate he has devoted himself to its management, though it is in need of restoration and currently (according to his many television appearances) in a state of severe debt..... He sounds far from competent to me

[@Muzikman127]

In 2007 he attempted a move into local politics, standing for a seat on Teignbridge District Council as a member of the Conservative Party. He was defeated, gaining 370 votes out of an electorate of 2215.[12] In all previous local elections, the Conservative Party candidate(s) had been elected easily. The Teign Valley is currently (2020) represented by two Conservative Party councillors on the Teignbridge District Council.[13] As of 2014 Fulford was a member of the UK Independence Party.[14] hilarious

[@farmerjoe182]

The old fool has failed at everything except showing who he really is... and absolutely incompetant knob.

[@jessicathompson236]

The property would not have fallen so far if his elder sister had inherited instead.

[@farmerjoe182]

@@jessicathompson236 absolutely

[@fredarcher7264]

Well done for being able to copy and paste wiki , you bell end .

[@hy88ybuinuuub18]

There's more to it than being sexist. These large estates have potentially been in the same family for hundreds of years. Women will usually take on the name of her husband. This is a normal thing to do. If a woman then inherits her father's estate, the estate becomes the property of another family. The aristocracy want to keep there estates within the family, as would I. This is a major reason why it's preferred that the eldest son inherits the estate even if he has older sisters.

[@AidanTheLoverBoyOhDwyer]

Matriachy. Then make the husbands take on wifey's name.

[@elfinmordant3313]

Aidan The Lover Boy O'Dwyer you can't make. Its a tradition. And you can't pressure people to force them to do otherwise. Why can't you leave the tradition be

[@mtngrl5859]

That was fine in the 18th century when women married at 16 and procreated until they usually died. Often they had in excess of 15 children and 7 might survive.

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

@@AidanTheLoverBoyOhDwyer >let the people most vulnerable to propaganda rule Yeah that's really working out isn't it?

[@e13kid]

There's no law anywhere in the UK that a wife MUST take the husband's name.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

The British are a very entertaining people.

[@jamesharris2073]

No ..A group of ..INTER BREEDS ..

[@neilharrison01]

@@jamesharris2073 True...and of all countries.

[@juddtotman931]

I believe that for much of the aristocracy, male inheritance is crucial so the family name stays associated with the estate. If a woman inherits the estate and doesn't have her husband take her name (which will never happen in aristocracy) the ancestral name is no longer connected to that estate.

[@kevinandersson1768]

Kinda like the Queen didnt take Prince Phillips surname, right..?

[@jungefrau]

Totally. If a lesbian married, kept her name, had a son, then fine. But a regular old straight lady? Nah.

[@florallyclover]

@@jungefrau the maybe the rule should be that for women inheriting property or whatever else, she should be the one to pass down her surname to her kids.

[@marshatolbert154]

Actually I think it did happen with the Percy family (the Dukes of Northumberland).

[@user-tt5xj5ib1e]

It's also about concentrating the wealth and estate with one person so the property doesn't get carved up overtime :)

[@sabrinaadam8557]

It makes no sense, if a woman can inherit the whole country as a Queen then a daughter can inherit an estate.

[@MCMXC.a.D.]

no

[@robertbarrett2494]

Some do .

[@hoodatdondar2664]

Only if there is no man. Tho changed recently, the thought was that even a woman is better than civil war. If you don’t like this, take it up with Blackstone.

[@daysturn1971]

"Everybody knew the SCAAAAAAW!"

[@nubiandoll7]

Lol 😂

[@numbereightyseven]

And the instant he said that, his eyes started heading down towards her cleavage. Eurkgh...

[@forward_ever_ever2595]

😂😂😂

[@misst.e.a.187]

Lol

[@alwaysright9099]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@2511dhall]

Women can inherit England and Scottish peerages, but not Great Britain, United Kingdom and Irish peerages.

[@Mujangga]

The point is that daughters of the nobility will invariably marry other aristocrats with property. Non-inherenting sons are less desirable and usually end up in the military or clergy. Since women will always be taken care of, just because they're women, and men are left to fend for themselves, then it would be fairer for sons to inherit over daughters.

[@MsPardaillan]

Mujangga Women as well can be in situations where they have to fend for themselves.

[@vermilliongecko]

+Mujangga I disagree, women will NOT always be 'taken care of', and may in fact not want to be.

[@Bluehero345]

Mujangga Underrated Comment. The issue is that they have worked to dismantle the half of the traditions that saw to the maintenance of women, and now complain that the traditions which see to the maintenance of men don't include them.

[@littledikkins2]

Actually, men have been known to take their wife's name through out history.

[@kotugirl]

Little Dikkins In Germany (of course it *is* Germany!) the law allows a married couple to decide if they would use his name or her name, keep on using their own names or make a double name of the two as their family name. When a couple keep on using their own names the children decide for themselves later what their surname is to be and till then parents give either of their names for school purposes etc. But of a mess there of course with school leaving certificates and sense of personal identity linked to name... Some men do take the wife's name, more go for the double option, a few more go the separate name route but nevertheless the majority are still with the 'woman changes to the man's name' system.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Aristocracy certainly doesn't breed intelligence. I delight at the patience I've learned and acquired, for if you wait long enough - they will open their mouth and serve themselves their just - Truly Priceless.

[@benpayne2836]

Beth Bartlett what did he say that makes you think he is not intelligent? Genuine question.

[@FreshlySnipes]

Well they are all cousins… for hundreds of years

[@robertbarrett2494]

Some are , but most & not all are stupid .

[@modfus]

Francis Fulford is so wonderfully ghastly.

[@littledikkins2]

Lord, they might have gotten him from Central Casting.

[@Valencetheshireman927]

Thankfully not all nobility is like this .Tradition is important and should be protected but some traditions are just pointless and need change.

[@endajordan4406]

@@Valencetheshireman927 Francis Fulford is not a member of the nobility ( probably why he's got such a chip on his shoulder) hes a member of the landed gentry. Granted his family have been landed gentry for centuries. But to be a noble you must have a title. I get the feeling that the lack of a title really pisses poor old Francis off, hence the fact that he makes such an issue of not giving a toss about it.... and is so completely gastly. There are many very old families with fine estate about but few as gastly as poor old Francis!

[@strictlyyoutube6881]

loool

[@neilharrison01]

And as thick as the proverbial porcine excreta

[@lila-rose3612]

He's like a skit come to life!!

[@belladonna9227]

He sounds exactly like Tim Nice But Dim!

[@lukeedwards2338]

Had a reality TV show years ago called the F’ing Fulfords hilarious

[@sams3015]

@Angello Rivera-Hurtado you mean £££ lol

[@simonanderson4858]

"We must end this inequality and entitlement!" "Okay, so no aristocracy at all then." "No, not like that!"

[@johnshields3658]

The best thing about the Fulfords is that it's clearly the daughter who has 99% of the brains in the family.

[@thegoodlydragon7452]

Apparently not enough brains to notice the obvious contradiction between her supposed egalitarianism and her desire to be entitled to inherit a hereditary title of nobility.

[@Matt77125]

@@thegoodlydragon7452 exactly, the doublethink going on here is outrageous

[@nubiandoll7]

😂

[@farmerjoe182]

Absolutely....

[@conorstapleton3183]

That's still not much.

[@radishpineapple74]

2:03 Right there. That petulant display of unearned entitlement elicits in me a profound sense of disgust. I can only imagine that it was a similar revulsion that caused people to start revolutions and break away from the British Empire. As an American, I am proud to live in a country which has never allowed this degree of inherited aristocracy. This is why estate taxes are essential. It is important to reward those who do great deeds and who serve their nations and economies. Additionally, there should be a general freedom to give to whomever you want, including to your children. However, when this wealth is passed down unchecked through the generations, eventually the family becomes a corrupt, disgusting shell of the greatness it once represented. To retain their privileges, the family members should continually be the most productive and honorable members of society. Otherwise, if they do nothing productive and just sit on their wealth, then they have done nothing to deserve their rewards. Estate taxes allow these unproductive families to die a slow, natural death, and for the wealth to eventually flow to those more deserving. If not, the wealth remains locked up with those least able to actually do something useful with it. Unfortunately, the natural progression of unbridled capitalism in the U.S. means that, increasingly, wealth is concentrating into smaller and smaller segments of the population. The Forbes 400 list is increasingly made up of inherited wealth. So thank you, Mr. Fulford. May your arrogant display serve as a cautionary tale to us in the U.S. so that we may never end up with cancerous tumors such as you.

[@marshatolbert154]

Amen sister!

[@ThePiratemachine]

radishpineapple74 Yes the trouble with that is that French aristocratic officers devised the plan that saved The Americans in The War of Independence.

[@mikewinston8709]

Lol….but we had mad Donald Trump and now sleepy Joe……😂…🇺🇸

[@SoaringSuccubus]

You sound like a commie.

[@towrnghrybear]

Wasn't the reason for primagenature(sp?) to keep the family castle/home in tact so that future generations with the "family" name - not the daughters married name in tact with the titles and lands ?? The inheritance taxes are a crime as well....

[@benpayne2836]

towrnghrybear thank you exactly - so many silly comments on here.

[@mtngrl5859]

Sometimes the female would marry and children of that marriage would keep the wife's maiden name. Look up the Percy's for that.

[@virgilioblanco5374]

An unbiased study of history will show an "open-minded" observer that the institution of "kingdoms" and "governments" stems from semi-ancient criminal endeavors. Unless one concludes that raiding, pillaging and masacering villages is only an old way of doing business.

[@ageofechochambers9469]

@@mtngrl5859 that's not the case for the Percy's, they were going extinct that's why the husband took the name it was to save the family name that had been there for over 750 years . Not all of these family that important historically for the husband to change the name Fyi this wasnt the 1st time a non percy had taken the name the Male line died in medieval times.

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

Sharing from my own family's traditions, the men always inherit what's owned by their fathers and the woman inherit what's belong to their mothers. This become complicated because it's my great-grandmother who's rich, she have three son and only one daughter (my grandmother) and the daughter only have one son (my father). After my Grandmother passed away, some of my female cousins are claiming my father's inheritance, even when they are not the direct descendants of a woman (they're the descendants of my Grandmother's brothers).

[@dingleberryridesagain3606]

Could you say that again !

[@KT-gl1fi]

mmm if it follows the gender, they technically cant do that because they are trying to inherit from a man an not the woman.

[@bananaentos4294]

@@dingleberryridesagain3606 I know. It confused me alot🤞😵😵😵

[@justadummy8076]

@@bananaentos4294 I understood it fine, just read it over again it will make sense

[@isunlloaoll]

Well why change the line of succession to female also? If you change things then why even keep tradition at all? Male heirs keep the family name in place.

[@nicchauvin1096]

So just make the law that the person with the superior title passes on their name, and people of equal title hyphenate their names.

[@lookman-2844]

Why not equality for all the children? I am a direct descendant of the first Duke of Norfolk and Henry Plantagenet along with many other people watching this and not knowing where they come from. The truth is that many of these aristocrats do not inherit money but a burden. If the property were sold off many art collections would be broken up and sold off to American billionaires who do not appreciate art and see it as a store of wealth they can humiliate others less wealthy. What matters is the estate is kept together.

[@manudehanoi]

Sir Fulford is hillarious, I demand more filler pieces from channel 4 with Fulford !!!!

[@Valencetheshireman927]

Indeed !

[@headfullofmusic422]

he actually did a reality show with his family. its up here on youtube!

[@ageofechochambers9469]

Hes not a sir

[@manudehanoi]

@@ageofechochambers9469 I just knighted him !

[@belladonna9227]

@@manudehanoi 😂😂💁🏻‍♀️

[@MrRooibos123]

Our friend Mr Fulford has a wiff of Bertie Wooster about him. Brilliant!

[@Phil_McAvity]

It's the constant breaking of traditions that's got this country in the mess it's in now. Fair play to him I say. It's a family thing so keep your noses out.

[@ladycrystalr-u.s.a]

Unless the estate will become completely lost with no male heir otherwise, I really think the law should stay the same.

[@TheMindIlluminated]

Even if his opinions are sincere, I can't help but feel like his demeanor is a deliberate charicature for his own amusement.

[@SoaringSuccubus]

Amusement, but also probably part of a money making scheme. Being in a documentary gets you paid, and he has repeatedly mentioned it.

[@strictlyyoutube6881]

Francis Fulford needs his own show.

[@vQueeen]

He did it was called ‘F*cking Fulfords’ enjoy😂

[@strictlyyoutube6881]

@@vQueeen thoroughly enjoyed it and want more!

[@macchirpy]

@@strictlyyoutube6881 life is Toff and Fulford in the USA

[@carmenxajay8772]

I thought the show suggestion was a joke! It’s real!!!! 😮😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@strictlyyoutube6881]

It’s been 3 years since commenting this and have watched everything he has been in. I’m absolutely addicted and thinking of renting a room in his house.

[@davidf5589]

The problem for the son is he is going to have to get a job to pay for repairs. Has anyone explained that to him

[@fobbitguy]

If Fulford is so landed why can't he get his eyebrows done and his teeth fixed?

[@DieQwietscheente]

kevin murphy Presumably he stays true to the rather traditional english appearance.

[@SamLiburd157]

+kevin murphy Barely has any money most likely, honestly the upkeep on places like this is astronomical so all of the money that comes in will go to fixing the roof etc.

[@gwasgray9309]

The Queen Mother was much better off than him and her teeth were terrible.

[@isunlloaoll]

Asset rich but liquid poor.

[@libbthills2783]

His grandfather gambled away most of the money and now thay are essentially broke

[@AngryBeaver60]

All that needs to be done, is let the daughters keep their maiden name when married, and pass that name onto their children.

[@hoodatdondar2664]

What good would that do??

[@AngryBeaver60]

​@@hoodatdondar2664 It would make it easy to track female relatives when doing your family tree. Her male spouse will have his name on the marriage license, but she should work/live under her maiden name.

[@rbeygarcia]

Fulford’s sooooo fucking funny. I always roll on the floor laughing at his face when he's talkiing. His reality show was a real hoot. One really got to see he's actually quite adorable and all that big talk is for attention. He's like a manchild, who never grew up internally. You can pause him anywhere and his face will crack you up.

[@hilts6475]

You can pause him anywhere!!!!🤣🤣🤣👌🏻

[@educatedcanadian7408]

All hail francis fuldord. It's men like him that still allow England to hold any sense of heritage and pride. Like the earl of montagu or the earl of sandwich and Biggy manor. There are many to look up to and say bravo, you held the fort together and held on to some sense of pride and succession.

[@haphun5076]

It is absolutely astonishing how old fashioned the English can be. The fact that this tradition has not already changed is absolutely bewildering. The Royal succession was changed in most European countries long before it was in England, a bit strange since some of the most successful British rulers throughout history have been women. Also the comment; why ditch tradition? is really silly. Not all traditions are good, who would want to bring back slavery or legalize female genital mutilation for example?

[@maryrosed8475]

It keeps the money in the family. That is how the Aristocracy has survived in the U.K.

[@AnnaBellaChannel]

There aren't enough male aristocrats with property or estates for all of the children of the aristocracy to hold them any more. All of them have to work either at a regular job or on the Family Estate to prevent it becoming a crumbling pile which drains the money away very quickly. A title is burden rather than a benefit these days anyway. One of the male's said Titles don't get you perks like they did before unless your the Senior Member of the Royal Family.

[@brianernst7979]

I can see both sides of this argument, women do deserve to inherit estates and titles, but on the other hand, then it changes names to the husband of them and the estate would technically change hands and families. I think it should be, whom ever is the Lord or Lady of said estate, can pick which child they want to inherit the estate and title.

[@vantheman1234]

Francis Fulford I salute you Sir

[@Tobberz]

Fulford, wonderful man, brilliant.

[@shadowkitty56]

Somebody call Monty Python: One of their upper crust twits has escaped!

[@mikehenderson560]

"Yes, he's now going to shoot himself in the head...."

[@cornstar1253]

He is quite articulate. Definitely not stupid

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

shadowkitty56 legit what I thought of!

[@strictlyyoutube6881]

@@cornstar1253 he is stupid but that’s his charm. Don’t be deceived by the accent.

[@ronwilliams4184]

I had, until viewing this video, thought that the Monty Python et al. depiction of 'the upper class twit' was to some extent a fiction.

[@ErisRising]

You really need to check out the reality show that they did of this family some years back; "The F*****g Fulfords". It's on KZbin.

[@thedom6209]

most of the upper class aren't like this

[@thedom6209]

@Angelo River most don't lol. This guy is pretty extreme.

[@the_patriot7]

This is what we call the trouble of the rich people !!!

[@thewatcher776]

This Francis fella upholds the stereotype of the aristocracy being unintelligent.

[@ryucreativeltd7651]

Francis looks like a harry Enfield character

[@danielharrhy9894]

people need to understand that it's not inequality but about the keeping the family name or title with the estate

[@vermilliongecko]

+daniel harrhy Then change the rules so women don't have to take a man's name on marriage.

[@benpayne2836]

Vermillion 303 noone "has" to you imbecile.

[@citizenvlogs2285]

Fulford was awesome and correct. Patrilineal descent has been a cornerstone of civilization for thousands of years.

[@NorceCodine]

One of the oldest and most obvious counter example - are the Jews. You are only Jewish if your mother is - male ancestors don't count.

[@SidianYT]

These historical family estates have lasted as long as they have due to how they've been ran. This generation cries about everything! Females within these families aren't complaining so why are you?

[@joannietrotter2344]

Well said. If it ain't broke why fix it, just to appease a few whingers

[@CV_CA]

Most people are so envy. He is rich, so what, good for him.

[@benpayne2836]

Artur H he's not even rich. He is the heir of a crumbling estate. I'm happy for him. It's a direct line to history - fantastic.

[@merlinmediagroup]

What does a dislike towards inequality have to do with envy?

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

He’s not rich. Those estates drain your money.

[@thethrowawaythatstayed7055]

Nathan Crofton-Bond right? I dislike many politicians that I absolutely would never wish to change places with for example.

[@rhodesianwojak2095]

@@merlinmediagroup why do lolbertarians burry their head in the sand and pretend that everyone is equal and that lemmings or zimbabwe don't exist? Gotta keep hiding those experiment results though eh?

[@forward_ever_ever2595]

I'm not aristocracy, but as a businessman i would bless both my son & daughter HOWEVER...the family home & main business goes to my son. But my daughter will be set up good too. This has been so since biblical times.

[@treehugger3971]

If this isn't a perfect argument against inherited wealth then there isn't one. What a bunch of wasted spacers

[@Spookspek]

Inheritance by son rather than daughter may be arbitrary, but so is inheritance by the oldest rather than the youngest or middle child. Both are based solely on tradition, like the rest of the bloodline inheritance system, so why dispute the former while taking the latter for granted? I suspect this isn't as much about erasing arbitrary norms as it is about pandering to the latest trend.

[@joevasquez3434]

In a Spanish family the oldest male child inherits all,.. everything. This meant me; being the only male child of four. Until my eldest sister called me one day three years ago to inform me that, ... she will inherit it all, as well as make all family major decisions and if I had any issue with it; ...TOUGH ! I simply said after a few shocked seconds,...ok.

[@gdp1248]

As an spaniard I can tell you that what you’ve said isn’t true at all.

[@joevasquez3434]

@@gdp1248 I said "Spaniard" not Porta'Rican !!

[@seekeroftruth399]

Why don't the girls just bring a lawsuit??

[@TheSJCieply]

Although I'm a fan of gender equality and all, isn't trying to modernize the nobility a contradiction unto itself?

[@klaramigbra]

5:38 How is Anne Boleyn her ancestor when her only daughter Elizabeth the first died a virgin & childless?

[@endajordan4406]

Ann Boleyn was the daughter of a Howard mother her grandfather was Duke of Norfolk her uncle the next duke plotted to get her married to Henry VIII and then when it went pear shaped he was the judge who sentanced her to death he's lady Tessa's direct ancestor Ann Boleyn is her distant cousin.....

[@raphaelalexandreyensen6291]

@@endajordan4406 or someone fudged the records to say that someone is an ancestor, it's been done before.

[@ageofechochambers9469]

@@endajordan4406 so that makes her have common ancestry with Ann boleyn not her ancestor .

[@axolotl-guy9801]

@@ageofechochambers9469 indeed

[@jessicathompson236]

"king Charles II" was the best example of why that practice is irresponsible. He literally could not even take care of himself, yet the king still passed over his Eldest child, and gave the crown to his son. They literally ended their own lineage, because they thought boys were more important.

[@byzantinegold]

King Charles II’s brother James inherited the throne and was deposed for being Catholic.

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

I feel bad for the girl they probably have dream to pursue but now they have obligations to do.

[@stormadams1126]

I am a monarchist and I do not dislike the idea of peerages and the aristocracy. However, I do dislike horrible little men who are sexist. I just cannot believe that he can speak in such a way about women when his Queen and Sovereign is a female, and his Prime Minister is a female.We cannot make judgements about the aristocracy and the 'upper classes' based on his views; they are found in all areas of society, but we need to take a good look at our society and rethink it - not get rid of our historic inheritance in the form of the aristocracy - but take a new approach.

[@rebisreturn888]

Even the dog wasn't going to take commands from his lordship... speaks volumes.

[@callumwynne5370]

Because the male to female ratio has seemed to be less males more females in most aristocratic families, therefore in Royal and aristocratic families this limits who can inherit. Actually making it easier to decide who gets the wealth and estate in times bygone. for example take Rhodri Mawr of Wales if all his descendants were eligible you wouldn't be able to decide who has the right? It also is tradition which many Brits like to keep,

[@eyob8969]

I wish i was born into this wealth...feels bad man . If i had all this land and wealth, i would sell it for cash or turn into tourist attraction and be super profitable for another 10 generations...Also travel the world and have a house in every continent. Also occasionally go naked in middle of london, why not, I F****NG RULE!

[@LivingBGLegend]

7 years ago a man of little report by the grand accord of things came forth as one who would adorn the crown of king. He was of mellow character but with drive, forethought, and thought things through to a charitable end. He was of little, poor and drought but excited for what he knew his future would hold. His name; Benjamin J Goulet

[@darthvader5300]

The question that must be asked is this. How they are doing it? Where are the details? What procedures and methodologies and techniques they are using? Where are the listings of the components and networks of this socio-economic process and how they are linked together and how do they function and work together to hoard the American Dream? And once you have studied the opposition-enemy then you must by now, know then on how to create counter-measures to neutralize their dream hoarding actions and activities and organizations and organizational set ups, etc. Sun Tzu says: Know thy enemy and know thyself, and in a hundred battles you will never be in peril.

[@davidf5589]

It’s hilarious to me that Francis speaks of the work it take to hold property but in reality he is simply a lazy alcoholic who couldn’t protect anyone from any threat.

[@SW-wf3gy]

There is absolutely no need for women to take on their husband's name. Women and Men should be treated fairly and equally. All rules in society are subject to change.

[@oskahuxley6322]

You are right of course but I think someone has to take someone's name for family cohesion. They will just have to make up their minds between them . My mother didn't take my fathers name (why should she?) but it caused random problems like we never sat together on aeroplanes and the sort. If the women always take the mans name then surely some names will die out. I agree with you for sure.

[@pamelaevm880]

That is so funny that they showed her gardening in high heels no less

[@rebeccaherschman3069]

Why? that's the point of tradition . If you divide the money between children there won't be any left. I still believe the oldest son should receive the title.

[@bmclaughlin01]

That silly squeaky presenter will get a slap if she’s not careful

[@aysepersona4194]

This is changing as men started taking on their wives names if they have famous or generational wealth associated names. It will take time but it will change the moment the custom of name changing is not according to gender but according to power and wealth.

[@tommartin2060]

1:55 well maybe Francis, the system where is past to the eldest boy has coincided with the estate falling into complete disrepair, mould on the inside and out and your family is debt where the house will not last till the next generation… the old adage goes “ if it’s not broke don’t fix it” we’ll it is broke, literally, there is crack running all through the house because the guy in charge (you) latest idea is to literally rip up the floorboards and hope to find gold rings underneath… I’m not kidding. So yeh maybe trying something different would be a good change, you monty python character come to life

[@raphaelalexandreyensen6291]

You could just adopt gavelkind like the germans and split the estates between the children, but the argument comes down to keeping the land in the family which is why they do it the way they do which was a strategy of consolidating power in the family over generations. If the point is developing family power then it's the way to go, if the point in equal rights just do what we Americans did.

[@jeromefitzroy]

Modernisation? Abolish the aristocracy!

[@Rebmulrooneyward]

And the monarchy. They're an embarrassment to this country!

[@princefrei]

What a singularly unpleasant man

[@lavrentichudakoff2519]

He should be King. The current royals are a bunch of effeminate pussies.

[@robertbarrett2494]

Married women can stop giving up their maiden names & taking on their husband's names . Men keep theirs .

[@joshmaddalone901]

Lord Fulford, hang in there. We love you in the United States. You have a large fan base. What would we do without posh, Eton educated men, with a great sense of humour.

[@keithmcmeekin1097]

The Royal Succession only inherits the titles with the income from the duchy of cornwall, it is a different issue when in comes to inheriting estates.

[@robinmackey4102]

I agree entirely. Why change for the sake of change, just for some twisted view of political "correctness"?

[@emperor68188]

Because, maybe some lords want their daughters to inherit their wealth, instead of some punk-ass nephew that they see once every 3 years?

[@LyricalXilence]

1tephania I'm sure they'd rather that nephew than their daughters husband who they've never met.

[@emperor68188]

Last time I checked, women can own property in UK. What they own don't automatically pass to their husbands. So what's this bullshit about husbands again?

[@adrianokemos]

Well those lords may not have inherited their wealth if not for the male-only inheritance laws, and their nephews' grandmas may have more claims than them.

[@benpayne2836]

1tephania don't be a fool. The girls still inherit cash or real estate - just not the family estate. Patrolineal. The original Fulford Ancestor a man was granted the land and so it goes on. So it will always be owned by a Fulford with a direct line to the original Fulford.

[@gammamaster1894]

They always seem to wheel out Mr Fulford whenever they want a cheap shot at the nobility

[@DapaChrons]

yes Anne Boleyn had Elizabeth I, but she had to fight to keep her crown, and afterwards Elizabeth had no children. She left the throne to the Stuarts and in only 2 generations, England was plunged into a civil war

[@LoudValves]

it is a family issue... it is now one elses fucking business..

[@trapadvisor2258]

I'm pretty sure the male hereditary thing is to keep the family name as its customary to take the males name in marriage. Although there are many exceptions out side of "Nobility" I can't recall one in "Noble" history.

[@marshatolbert154]

It was to keep the name and the property together. The sticking point was not even the name or title, but to keep the family land and wealth together to pass down to the next generation. That's why the male inherited the whole kit and caboodle in ye olden times, and left any extraneous siblings, male or female, out in the cold.

[@trapadvisor2258]

@@marshatolbert154 that's what I'm saying in dumber terms

[@trapadvisor2258]

@@marshatolbert154 also why younger siblings did military or higher educational vocations

[@marshatolbert154]

@@trapadvisor2258 or the priesthood

[@RyanHellyer]

"What could have been her birthright in an equal world" ... in an equal world, we'd all receive the same inheritance, regardless of parentage.

[@diegofianza3525]

By the protagonist’s demeanor and reasoning, his opinion is negligible. As a lord, I must admit, that is scary for the future of the UK. Moreover, I wonder: is his intelligence and foolishness stem from the fact he is a lord. His male issue seems to confirm wisdom runs with female line.

[@anonymousr1918]

1:56 I agree, no need to change, it is hereditary for a reason and it should always stay this way. WOKE NONSENSE!

[@jimcameron9848]

I am in LOVE! I certainly hope Lady Matilda is still single because I have a wonderful estate for her to assume the throne. As Lord Cameron of County Whipplebury, I own two inner city lots in a burnt out American city constituting some of the finest land to graze crack pipes on. I would settle for an arranged marriage, which I am entitled to with a neighbor of high distinction no less. You see my prospective suitor herself comes with a title as well, Lady Scrubahtub. And her father, the Duke of Crackwich, is only to eager to see his eldest daughter produce a son of notable distinction knowing my loin vigor that is reputedly matched by no one. I see too Lord Fulford Esquire's 'penchant for primogenitalia and hunting on his estate proper, and thus I can offer Lady Matilda and her noble father a wide range of opportunities on my estate including the excitement of drive by 'riflry, and a stock of the finest breed of American pit bull'ery. Royal succession be dammed for in my kingdom succession is based upon the happenstance of birth and wedlock, be it technical or otherwise ... the latter always being concluded with DNA testing in the event memories and claims of interruptus arise. What a glorious thing it is be known in circles of high repute. And while my own claim to wealth is perhaps less noble - slum lord, crack baron, ardent defender of the realm - I look forward to growing old with nose hair's as thick, independently minded, and crystal like, as Lord Fulford's own. I do regret the day we dam yanks held that tea party over a silly bloody postage stamp. Good save Lord Fulford!

[@isunlloaoll]

+Fox Hunter, I'm sorry but 400 arce is less than the garden of some big Estates. Many of them have Estates exceeding 10,000 arces, and probably have another one or two Estates else where.

[@jimcameron9848]

Lord Arvin of Dingleberry, you have drawn a fine line in the soft sand my good man! Through 400 acres is but a poor yeoman's tract I dare say that in my modest estate along the polluted banks of the River Whipplebury, whose gingerly current inconveniently dumps the handy work of the Russian mafia on Monday mornings, there is a rich carbolic gravy that flows from the pond side and I dare say the ooze fetches me a tidy royalty. And though I have killed all of God's green creatures, left the Roma's mad as hatters for generations to come (only from the well water), my tiny scratch along Mother Nature's backside keeps me thick in, as they say in Detroit, "CHEESE!".

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

Jim Cameron This was BRILLIANT-ROLF-LOL!!!😂🤣😅

[@bernardmcavoy1864]

You certainly have no understanding of how English titles work.

[@robertbarrett2494]

Beneficiaries of trusts can be either male or female or both . Trusts protects beneficiaries from predators .

[@Lar308]

I hate to see all those beautiful roses being cut 5:14 from the garden just to put in a vase. Such a shame. I just let mine be beautiful in the garden where all the bees can enjoy them and they give off that beautiful eroma if the breeze is calm.

[@maureenelsden1927]

I cannot stand the Tudors and Anne Boleyn. My family tree supports Richard II, whose throne was usurped, and Richard III, whose throne also was usurped.

[@dingleberryridesagain3606]

His great uncle Sir Platypus Orinoco Flagstaff Fulford was at an occasion at our pile with Sir Dickie Stickapopple and were served with a full Skillet of Tripe n Onions by a rather well developed Skullery maid, well now Platypus himself was quite in his cups!!one can only imagine !!needless to say Sir Dickie made a full frontal beside the staircase which was rebuffed by the trainee Equerry,now a full Colonel in the Grenadairs, poor Dickie was escorted out of the way and Platypus ejected and stripped of his titles, unfortunate,,no title passed down !! Family tradition blames it on those awful Argyles !!!!! No Breeding !!

[@mohawkdriver2504]

Obnoxious is the only thing I can think of. I do agree that traditions should be upheld

[@squirehaggard4749]

Do you really expect me feel sorry for any of these people, male or female? Some girl grows up well fed, healthy, well educated in private schools and university, well traveled, more life opportunities that 99% of people - male or female- can look forward to, and I'm expected to think of her as some downtrodden victim of social injustice because she doesn't get to be next in line to be a tax-subsidized museum curator?? FFS......

[@johntate131]

I get why they want to keep the tradition. If I was in their situation I wouldn’t want it to change either

[@kotgc7987]

Why marry, why change one's last name, why keep redundant traditions? Hangovers of the past handbrake progress, this being a prime example of human rights not reaching full potential. Only question is, whose surname should offspring assume, maybe a mathematical model will demonstrate generational patterns?

[@hannas7806]

I’m just waiting for Gervais to pop up somewhere. This has to be a joke. The editing is hilarious😂

[@relaxationstation7374]

It looks like Feminist Editing to me!

[@yamamotogonnohyoe8877]

Allowing reform will only help to protect the longevity of entitlement.

[@Fonzleberry]

How can Anne Boleyn be her ancestor? The only known issue of Anne was Elizabeth I who had no issue at all.

[@minorka2]

Fonzleberry good question. i suspect she is related to anne bolyn through her much more fertile sister mary boleyn

[@Sam-gy3ok]

It's unfair that there is an aristocracy in the first place.

[@TheYafnit]

Francis Fulford's lack of tact is absolutely insuferable.

[@benpayne2836]

I like it.

[@RyuShiKan]

The guy reminds me of "Nice but Dim" from Harry Enfield

[@cittett]

You have to watch "Country house rescue" episode about this family, and house problems, it's really impressive... They wouldn't be successful, wouldn't change anything.

[@rogerpropes7129]

"This is the way it has been forever and how it should always be. This is the way God wants it!" Mantra of the hereditary rich.PS Even if I had only that sister's flower bed I would be satisfied.

[@johnnicolson467]

After Scotland leaves the UK I hope it becomes a republic.

[@axolotl-guy9801]

Haha

[@mmabontlekgale3636]

i dont think people understand the concept.... of male heirs it not about needing knights fighting of crusaders. (4 pints please) 1. ITS ABOUT saving the family name as the female heirs marry and take the last names of the husbands and from that day own it belongs to the FAMILY NAME / blood line of another family..... not even prince Philip is happy with his kids not being mount-betton or what ever it is. 2. plus the world has not got any safer.... men still are protectors they may not know it. ........... 3. wealthy hires wives usually marry bullies who squander the family fortune...because mostly strong sane men do not like marrying into wealth 4.it's a bit greedy for people to want to change harmless things for their benefit claiming times have changed..... prince Edward abdicated because he wanted to marry a commoner, NOW marrying a commoner can be allowed because of some feels it's good PR.... RULES ARE RULES

[@delishme2]

Hilarious, also worth noting two of the longest ruling and most successful monarchs of the last 1000 years were both women. I hope they have a generation of daughters next generation.

[@benpayne2836]

Ishi Lala well whatever. The property will go to a nephew then.

[@vincembbe]

great piece