ISBN |
9781444762112 (paperback) |
Classification Number |
941.082 CAR |
Author |
Carnarvon, Fiona Countess of |
Title |
Lady Catherine and the real Downton Abbey [BK] |
Publisher |
London : : Hodder,, 2013. |
Physical Description |
illustrations ; |
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' award winning 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. |
Carnarvon, Henry George Alfred Herbert -- Earl of, 1898-1987 |
Carnarvon, Catherine -- Countess of, 1900-1977 |
Carnarvon, Catherine -- Countess of, 1900-1978 |
Carnarvon, Henry George Alfred Herbert -- Earl of, 1898-1987 |
Subject |
Highclere Castle |
Highclere Castle |
Highclere Castle |
Nobility -- Great Britain -- Biography |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain |
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century |
Additional Author |
Carnarvon, Catherine 1900-1977 Countess of, |