Top 20 Facts Downton Abbey Got Right

VOICE OVER: Emily Brayton WRITTEN BY: Francis Ofiaeli

We'll need tea and crumpets for this one... Join us as we explore the historical moments, attitudes, and details Downton Abbey got right, from inheritance entails and Titanic-linked tragedies to World War I trauma, the Spanish Flu, death in childbirth, and the King's first radio broadcasts. We'll also examine servants' romances, class tensions, fashion, royal scandals, technology, and true-life inspirations like Escoffier and The Sketch. Along the way we dig into specific threads: the entail that drives the plot, Lady Sybil's tragic eclampsia, Julian Fellowes' real-life diary inspiration for the Kemal Pamuk storyline, the Beer Hall Putsch reference, and why marrying rich American heiresses was so common for struggling aristocrats. read more...

Top 20 Facts Downton Abbey Got Right

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