I've just been perusing Cafepress at the Primeval t-shirts they have on there and did a quick search out of interest just to see if there was anything and guess what I should find, a couple of t-shirts, a mug and a postcard set for Downton Abbey, there isn't much, but maybe there'll be more and you can actually make your own stuff as well, I have ( Read more... )

Hope it's okay to post this here. I wrote a very long post about why I think Matthew's actions this series make sense, why I find the hate unjustified and that very much led onto a bit of an analysis of Matthew and his relationships with Mary and Lavinia.

In Defence of Matthew Crawley!

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If you have a tumblr, I have created this blog to further explore the historical context to Downton Abbey/procrastinate like whoa about French Revolution coursework. Submissions are welcome, and I'm also looking for debates surrounding the historical interpretation of the era by the writers themselves, as well as trying to add further depth to the ( Read more... )

It probably says a lot about my questionable sense of humor that I found this absolutely hysterical:

Dollhouse Abbey

Part one

Part two

I needed a laugh tonight and I got it!

I've written an essay about the function of the male gaze in Downton Abbey, using theories posed by Laura Mulvey, a film scholar and critic. Would love to hear what you think. 

The Object of His Gaze: Gender and Visual Display in ITV's Downton Abbey

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Instead of job searching (eh, who needs a career?), I am pretending to be productive by running an experiment on the wisdom of crowds to see if we as a fandom can accurately predict the characters who will be involved in two events mentioned in the series 2 spoilers. The more votes, the greater the accuracy, so I hope you'll be willing to take a ( Read more... )

So sorry if this isn't allowed. Mods please delete if so.

Just wanted to say I made a DA heroines personality quiz. Would love to know what you think :)

It's found here!

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