Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
(Book #1 in the The Women of the Real Downton Abbey Series)
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The real-life inspiration and setting for the Emmy Award-winning Downton Abbey , Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon. Drawing on a rich store of materials from the archives of Highclere Castle, including diaries, letters, and photographs, the current Lady Carnarvon has written a transporting story of this fabled home on the brink of war. Much like her Masterpiece Classic counterpart, Lady Cora Crawley, Lady Almina was the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Alfred de Rothschild, who married his daughter off at a young age, her dowry serving as the crucial link in the effort to preserve the Earl of Carnarvon's ancestral home. Throwing open the doors of Highclere Castle to tend to the wounded of World War I, Lady Almina distinguished herself as a brave and remarkable woman. This rich tale contrasts the splendor of Edwardian life in a great house against the backdrop of the First World War and offers an inspiring and revealing picture of the woman at the center of the history of Highclere Castle.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0770435629
ISBN13:9780770435622
Release Date:December 2011
Publisher:Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Length:336 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
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The REAL story!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 7 years ago
I wasn't expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did! Some of the TV series is loosely based on the real lives of the people who inhabited Highclere castle. It was interesting reading about the real people, including the fact that one of them was responsible for the discovery of King Tut's tomb.
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