The Downton Abbey Exhibition at the Biltmore Estate was one of the most extraordinary events I’ve ever seen.  I came to realize that Julian Fellowes is more than a genius author, he is an amazing historian as well.  Each character and setting in the series was grounded in historical facts, with a unique view of the social values of the day.  Many of the exhibits were interactive as well.  Get ready for a long and picture heavy post.  Starting off with a scale model of the castle, large pictorial exhibits gave interesting historical facts related about life in large ...

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