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Lord Derby: 'The objects which men aim at when they become possessed of land...may I think be enumerated as follows: (1) political influence;(2) social importance, founded on territorial possession, the most visible and unmistaken form of wealth; (3) power exercised over tenantry; the pleasure of managing, directing and improving the estate itself; (4) residential enjoyment, including what is called sport; (5) the money return - the rent.' Discuss. Up to the 19th century, land in Britain was sacred. Until 1870s, four-fifths of the land in the British Isles was in the hands of a few landed families. This form of property represented status and citizenship. These few families dominated in the political, economic as well as cultural fields since they had great influence in various important institutions such as the government, parliament as well as the church. Because of its status-conferring characteristic combined with its social, political and economic advantages, land...

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