Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey by Fiona, 8th Countess of Carnarvon
full title;
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
from amazon;
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 Cora Crawley, 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.
really only interesting if you're a fan of downton abbey, or have an interest in english houses of the time period. or even egyptian archeology, king tut's bomb in particular. because almina's husband, the 5th earl of carnarvon, bankrolled the excavation & there are a couple of chapters that deal with that.
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Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
from amazon;
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 Cora Crawley, 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.
really only interesting if you're a fan of downton abbey, or have an interest in english houses of the time period. or even egyptian archeology, king tut's bomb in particular. because almina's husband, the 5th earl of carnarvon, bankrolled the excavation & there are a couple of chapters that deal with that.
This entry was originally posted at https://archersangel.dreamwidth.org/302951.html. Please comment there using OpenID.