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marry interesting people, Americans and one particularly remarkable young lady, Almina, the 5th Countess. With a heart of gold, she nursed broken soldiers, victims of World War I, just as the fictional Lady Cora does in Fellowes' brilliant drama. Many of us, as a result of viewing one richly orchestrated episode after another, are familiar with most of the principal rooms of the house, which represent a wide range of periods and styles. If you haven't had the opportunity to see the series, watch it on DVD, preferably with a group of friends: it is a social, psychological, costume, historical and deeply moving drama, which captures the momentous societal sea change, which occurred well into the beginning of the 20th century. Better still, visit the house. Read Fiona, 8th Countess Carnavon's engrossing book, Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, published by Random House. Viewers have seen and will see in minute detail the interiors of Highclere; the exterior and gardens deserve to HYLAND

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