Fall from the House of Usher Question

[Diavolo]

Was the Usher bloodline, inbred?

"I had learned, too, the very remarkable fact, that the stem of the Usher race, all time-honored as it was, had put forth, at no period, any enduring branch ; in other words, that the entire family lay in the direct line of descent, and had always, with very trifling and very temporary variation, so lain."

[Diavolo]

Bump.

[Ona]

the answer to your question is yes, the family was very much imbred. if you are to read the work in question along with some research; you will find that the bloodline was at end with the last remaining members bieng usher and his developmentally disabled sister: lady madeline.

[Dark Muse]

It was a rather common occurance among proiment families, becasue they did not want to *taint* thier blood line and wanted to keep it as pure as possible, so among royalty, and other prominent families inbreeding was a regular occurance, becasue they felt to intermingle with those outside thier bloodline would dillute thier blood.