Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the setting for Julian Fellowesâs Emmy Award-winning PBS show Downton Abbey, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Catherine Wendell. In this transporting companion piece to the New York Times bestseller Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, Catherine, a beautiful and spirited American woman who married Lady Alminaâs son, the man who would become the 6th Earl of Carnarvon, presides over the grand estate during a tumultuous time for the British aristocracy. Following the First World War, many of the great houses of England faded as their owners fortunes declined in the new political and social world of the 1920s and 1930s. As war loomed, Highclereâs survival as the family home of the Carnarvons was again in the balanceâas was peace between the nations of Europe.
Using copious materialsâincluding diaries and scrapbooksâfrom the castleâs archives, the current Countess of Carnarvon brings alive a very modern story in a beautiful and fabled setting, paying particular attention to the staff who provide Highclere Castle with continuity between generations.
Categories:
- History
- Europe
- Great Britain
- England
- Great Britain
- Europe
Publisher : Crown
Author : The Countess of Carnarvon
Language : English
Edition : First U.S. Edition
Published :2013-10-29
Number Of Pages : 400
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0385344961
ISBN-13 : 9780385344968
Item weight : 0.8 lb
Dimensions : 1.2 in x 5 in x 7.9 in
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