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Lady almina and the real downton abbey tells the story behind highclere castle, the reallife inspiration and setting for julian fellowess emmy awardwinning. In that time shes become fascinated by the rich history of highclere, and by the extraordinary people who lived there over the centuries. Written by the castles current countess, lady fiona carnarvon, the eighth countess of carnarvon and greatgranddaughterinlaw of lady almina, the book is a fascinating look at the woman of the house who turned her castle. The book is mainly about almina wombwell, the heiress who married the 5th earl of carnarvon, helping to cancel his debts and put the castle on firm financial ground. Aug 17, 2011 this is the remarkable story behind the real downton abbey. 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. A new york times bestseller, lady almina and the real downton abbey contrasts the splendor of edwardian life in a great house against the backdrop of the first world. Crafted and edited with care, worth books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a wellinformed reader. Lady almina and the real downton abbey saint clair. After nearly 20 years of excavations in the desert, the 5th earl and egyptologist carter had made a discovery that would rewrite history. Just 19 when she married the 5th earl, almina was actually the. Lady catherine, the earl, and the real downton abbey ebook. Summary and analysis of lady almina and the real downton. Feb 05, 2012 the first selection, from lady almina and the real downton abbey, is written by the former fashion designer fiona aitken, now the eighth countess of carnarvon.

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