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Like many gentlemen of his time, Charles Darwin married his first cousin. In fact, marriages between close relatives were commonplace in nineteenth-century England, and Adam Kuper argues that they played a crucial role in the rise of the bourgeoisie. This groundbreaking study brings out the connection between private lives, public fortunes, and the history of imperial Britain.

Consanguinity --- Cross-cousin marriage --- Incest --- Domestic relations --- Middle class --- Elite (Social sciences) --- Families --- Family law --- Marriage --- Persons (Law) --- Sex and law --- Sex crimes --- Sexual intercourse --- Cousin marriage --- Heredity --- Inbreeding --- Kinship --- Elites (Social sciences) --- Leadership --- Power (Social sciences) --- Social classes --- Social groups --- Bourgeoisie --- Commons (Social order) --- Middle classes --- History --- Social aspects --- Law and legislation --- Prohibited degrees --- Social conditions --- Histoire sociale --- --Grande-Bretagne --- --Bourgeoisie --- --History --- Consanguinity - England - History - 19th century. --- Cross-cousin marriage - England - History - 19th century. --- Incest - Social aspects - England - History - 19th century. --- Domestic relations - England - History - 19th century. --- Middle class - England - History - 19th century. --- Elite (Social sciences) - England - History - 19th century. --- Grande-Bretagne