The Last Dukes
Season 2015Episode 244Season 2015Episode 246

E245 The Last Dukes

BBC Documentaries / Season 2015 / Episode 245

26 Oct, 2015 · 1h

 
Season 2015Episode 244Season 2015Episode 246

E245 The Last Dukes

BBC Documentaries / Season 2015 / Episode 245

26 Oct, 2015 · 1h

 

Dukedoms are created by the monarch for reasons ranging from a grateful nation rewarding a major war leader to a king acknowledging his illegitimate son. The last dukedom to be created was by Queen Victoria. As they gradually become extinct, what will become of those that remain? Do they still have power and wealth? What is it to be a duke in the 21st century? Answers come from a surprising... see more

Dukedoms are created by the monarch for reasons ranging from a grateful nation rewarding a major war leader to a king acknowledging his illegitimate son. The last dukedom to be created was by Queen Victoria. As they gradually become extinct, what will become of those that remain? Do they still have power and wealth? What is it to be a duke in the 21st century? Answers come from a surprising... see more
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