Sentences with phrase «with hereditary peerages»
As with hereditary peerages, baronetcies generally ceased to be granted after the Labour Party came to power in 1964.
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Although the monarch had for centuries been empowered to create hereditary peers, with rights to sit in the House of Lords, the Life Peerages Act 1958 had a profound impact on the honours system and parliament.