Francis Fulford

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Francis Fulford (born 1953) is the 23rd Lord Fulford of Great Fulford since 1970. He lives at Great Fulford Manor, near Dunsford, in Devon. He has been the subject of several television programmes including The F***ing Fulfords and Why England's F***ed. His family is one of the oldest noble families of England and continues to occupy the same manor as was granted to their ancestor by Richard I of England in about 1190. There is evidence to suggest that the Fulford family pre-dated the Norman Conquest and were being confirmed the lands they already owned. The present house dates back to the 16th Century. He is celebrated for his genuine nobility, prolific swearing, dire straits and excellent sense of humour.

The current Lord Fulford is the author of Bearing Up: The Long View.

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“My father made sure one tap still came from the well, Health and Safety came round — you had the sods even then — and discovered that our water was being filtered through a dead rabbit. We didn’t care. At least it meant we could go to India and not get the shits, eh?”

“Crisis point? I wouldn’t call this a crisis point. One of my ancestors was hung, drawn and quartered in 1463. That’s what I call a f***ing crisis point.”