Hey #DowntonAbbey community — if you’ve ever wondered the Crawley estate shifts so dramatically through the series, this is for you. We’re digging into how the tides of history — war, class collapse and family upheaval — forced Downton itself to change, and why it all matters.
From the start, places the Crawleys and their estate at the heart of great historical shifts. When the First World War hits, the manor doesn’t just stay pretty: it becomes a convalescent hospital for wounded officers, as the show reminds us in Series 2.
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