Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey : the lost legacy of Highclere Castle

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Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey : the lost legacy of Highclere Castle

Title remainder

the lost legacy of Highclere Castle

Statement of responsibility

by The Countess of Carnarvon

Title variation

Lost legacy of Highclere Castle

Creator

• trueCarnarvon, Fiona, Countess of
• Carnarvon, Fiona, Countess of

Subject

• true1910s -- 1910 -- 1919
• trueArts and Entertainment -- Movies and Television
• trueBiographies
• Carnarvon, Almina, Countess of, 1876-1969
• trueCarnarvon, Almina, Countess of, 1876-1969
• Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of, 1866-1923
• trueCarnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of, 1866-1923
• trueCastles
• trueCounts and countesses
• trueDownton Abbey (Television program)
• Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
• trueGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
• trueHighclere Castle
• Highclere Castle
• trueHistory Writing -- Women's History
• trueHistory writing -- Europe | United Kingdom
• trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- World War I -- Homefront
• trueLife stories -- People in history
• trueManors
• trueNobility
• Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography
• trueUpper class
• trueWar -- Relief of sick and wounded
• trueWar casualties
• trueWorld War I
• World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain

Genre

• trueArts and Entertainment
• trueBiographies
• trueBiography
• trueHistory Writing
• trueHistory writing
• trueLife stories

Language

eng

Summary

"Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life inspiration for the hit PBS show Downton Abbey, and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants, Lady Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon and the basis of the fictional character Lady Cora Crawley. 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 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"--Provided by publisher

Writing style

• trueCompelling
• trueRichly detailed

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 942.2/71
• B

Illustrations

• illustrations
• portraits
• plates

Index

index present

LC call number

DA570

LC item number

.C37 2011

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult