Lady Catherine and the real Downton Abbey / The Countess of Carnarvon.
Publication details: London : Hodder, 2013.Description: xii, 350 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., facsims., geneal. table, map, ports. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781444762112
- Carnarvon, Catherine, Countess of, 1900-1977
- Carnarvon, Henry George Alfred Herbert Earl of, 1898-1987
- Highclere Castle -- History
- Downton Abbey (Television program) -- Sources
- Countesses -- England -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Hampshire (England) -- History -- 20th century
- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- 941.083092 23
- 942.082092 CAR
- DA578 .C29 2013
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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900 - 999 | Hanover Public Library Shelves | BIOG 942.08 CARN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906000941097 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sometimes the facts are even more extraordinary than the fiction. Lady Catherine and the Real Downton Abbey tells the story of the beautiful American heiress who lived at Highclere Castle, the setting for Julian Fellowes' television drama Downton Abbey. Glamorous and wealthy, Catherine became the toast of London society when she travelled across the Atlantic in 1920 to marry the Earl of Porchester, or 'Porchy', as he was known. At just 19 Catherine had to learn how to organise and host the lavish banquets and weekend house parties that Porchy so loved. She found herself suddenly in charge of the more than eighty staff working at Highclere Castle, and persuaded her husband to improve their living and working conditions. But things were far from perfect. The demands of running such a large household were greater than Lady Catherine had expected.
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