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		personjerry on July 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What happened when the rich stopped intermarrying ... In theory, how would a commoner marry into aristocracy? Asking for a friend.

TrackerFF on July 3, 2022 | [–]

They would enlist, go to war, and assume the identity of a fallen noble officer.

euroderf on July 3, 2022 | | [–]

And thus the inspiration for the backstory in Mad Men ?

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