The Real Downton Abbey: Highclere Castle
Independent Scholar Joanna Henderson will be here on Sunday March 2nd at 4pm for a talk on Highclere Castle
on which Downton Abbey is based, as well as the Carnarvon Family on
which the Grantham Family is modeled. Downton Abbey’s real Edwardian
family who lived in Highclere Castle were fascinating people with
stories as captivating as their Masterpiece Theatre / PBS alter
egos. The saga of the Carnarvon family is well documented through
household records, diaries, letters and photographs. This talk and
slide show will look at the real family who lived in Highclere during
the time period portrayed in the popular television series.
This
Program Made Possible with Support of the Hopkinton Public Library
Foundation.