Who Were the Rich?: 1825-1839

These volumes comprise a unique and original work which provides comprehensive biographical information on all 884 persons who left personal estates of �100,000 or more in Britain from 1809, when these sources begin in a usable form. �100,000 is the equivalent of about �10 million today.

William D. Rubinstein was Professor of History at the University of Aberystwyth between 1995 and 2011, and is now an adjunct professor at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He was previously Professor of Social and Economic History at Deakin University in Victoria, Australia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, of the Australian Academy of the Social Sciences, and of the Royal Historical Society.