Ellee Seymour

Are you interested in heraldry and genealogy, in owning an impressive noble title, and price is no object? If so, you may like to know that one of the rarest titles has now come up for sale, complete with royal connections, tragedy and scandal, and can be yours for £100,000 or more. The title of Lordship of Sutton also comes with rare shooting rights and a treasure chest.

This distinguished title is connected to the famous burial site of Saxon kings at Sutton Hoo and was once held by the unfortunate Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, (see pic) a former lover of Queen Elizabeth 1 who was beheaded for treason, as well as the virginal monarch herself and later James 1.

The title also includes 150 acres shooting rights and a Tudor Armada treasure chest. So there’s lots here to appeal here to the avid archaeologist/historian/country lover, or someone just rich and vain enough to want a coveted title.

I wonder who exactly buys these noble titles, and what they get from it? The previous Lordship of Sutton was a Suffolk vicar whose parish included the site, he later bequeathed it on to his son, who sold it to Noble Titles.

They are promoting Lordship and Ladyships of the Manor titles as excellent birthday and Christmas presents, an ideal and unique gift for the person who has everything. Thinking about it, Lady Ellee does have rather a nice ring about.

It would be fun – and quite impressive - to add your noble title to official documents, including your passport, driving licence and credit cards. They are said to be a good investment, and the title also provides you with a unique place in history dating back to the Middle Ages.

And Noble Titles claims it can make a difference to the way you are treated in restaurants and hotels, being shown deference and respect! But I do think it is disappointing that the company is encouraging overseas buyers to bid for these titles which are uniquely British, what will a Bedfordshire title mean to an Arab owner, for example?

Genealogy is increasingly popular, and if there is a local connection with a title that is for sale, and you have a genuine love of history, it would be fascinating to own one and delve into its ancestry. If I had one, I would love to jump into a time travelling Tardis and go back a few centuries, to discover all about the lives of those who had previously held the title. I will have to wait until her Ladyship of Cambridgeshire comes up on the market, or maybe even the nearby city of Ely, Lady Ellee of Ely, now there’s a tongue twister.

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For those of you who have been following my Dell nightmare saga, there was an incredibly swift response from them once they picked up my complaint via my blog.

They collected the faulty laptop on Monday and returned it this morning, having replaced the fan, m/board, palmrest and top cover as the hinges were broken, which I did not realise. So it should be as good as new.

I am very grateful and would like to say a big thank you to Dell, to their resolution manager Martyn Blackburn for the way he dealt with this so promptly and professionally, and their customer advocate John in Texas, who found my blog and put the wheels in motion.

My only concern is that the same overheating problem will recur in a few months time. The last time the fan was replaced, I was told that Dell were now using a superior fan which would not cause any more problems, but that wasn’t the case, so how do I know this fan will be any better. I believe this is the fourth time it has been replaced, so naturally it does bother me, especially as my warranty has now expired.

But I am very appreciative to Dell for their actions, and it proves they mean it when they say in their signature: “Dell is constantly looking at ways to improve its customer experience.”

And thanks again to Geoff who told me Dell would pick up on this if I wrote about it.

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