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Secrets of Highclere Castle [videorecording] / Pioneer Film and Television Productions Limited ; produced and directed by Vicky Matthews.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: SEHC601 | PBSLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English Publication details: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS Distribution, 2013.Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 1608838595
  • 9781608838592
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Narrated by Samuel West.Summary: It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as the setting of Downton Abbey, but England's Highclere Castle has its own stories to tell. In its heyday, Highclere was the social epicenter of Edwardian England. See how all the inhabitants of Highclere lived, from the aristocrats above to the army of servants toiling 'below stairs'. Also find out from the current inhabitants, Lord and Lady Carnarvon, what life in a fairytale castle is like today.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A looke at life in Britain during the Edwardian age for both the titled class and servants. Included: the concept of the entail, which passed estates to the next generation; the influence of American wealth on the British aristocracy; and the impact of WWI on the social-class system. ~ Jeff Gemmill, Rovi

Narrated by Samuel West.

Originally broadcast by PBS in 2012.

It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as the setting of Downton Abbey, but England's Highclere Castle has its own stories to tell. In its heyday, Highclere was the social epicenter of Edwardian England. See how all the inhabitants of Highclere lived, from the aristocrats above to the army of servants toiling 'below stairs'. Also find out from the current inhabitants, Lord and Lady Carnarvon, what life in a fairytale castle is like today.

Rating: TV PG.

DVD, widescreen presentation; stereo.

Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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