Читаю официальную историю дома Ротшильдов. Конечно Нил Фергюнсон как англосакс преукрашивает, но как настоящий историк допущенный к архивам семьи выдает фактуру из архивов

После которой начинаеш понимать любовь английской аристократии и королевской семьи к островам Эпштейна.

In short, Lionel was proposing to buy votes in the Upper House. Still more striking is the revelation that he sought to win the support of Prince Albert (whose influence in the Lords was considerable) in a similar fashion. Of course, Albert was probably already sympathetic. Lionel had been in touch with him from the moment he embarked on his political career in 1847, and by 1848 Nat was able to record his "delight... that Prince Albert is so favourably disposed towards you and that he will support our bills." But he also advised Lionel to "pay him now & then a visit & coax him a little.' "You should now work the court party," he wrote on February 14, "get yr. friend P. A. [Prince Albert] to use his influence and then perhaps [the bill] will go thro`." What this meant in practice is one of the most intriguing, but hitherto overlooked, episodes in the emancipation story.
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Взятки сделали свое дело и Ротшильды вошли в парламент практически всей семьей:

Lionel's admission to Parliament was, as James wrote, "a real triumph for the family." At the general election held the following year, his brother Mayer joined him in the Commons (along with David Salomons); and in 1865 his son Natty was elected. As Charlotte pointed out with glee, in a close vote (as in July 1864) Palmer- ston's government could be "saved by the Jews." Lionel's election also had a wider resonance for the Jewish community as a whole: the Board of Deputies published resolutions expressing its sincerest gratification . . respect and gratitude" and, henceforth, the anniversary of Lionel's admission to the Commons would be prizegiving day at the Jews'

Причем суть проблемы там состояла в клятве депутатов где в конце говорилось о истинноститхристианского учения. Именно этот текст барон Ротшильд отказывался произносить и проплачивал изменение в ритуале вступления в должность.