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What Do King Tut and Downton Abbey Have in Common?

File that under “sentences I never thought I would type.” Last weekend I went to the King Tut exhibit (currently at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center). Whether it was worth $32 is a debate for another time, but I had an extra reason for being curious about the Egyptian jewelry and artifacts. In Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, I learned that back in 1922, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon — whose castle, Highclere, is the estate better known as “Downton Abbey” — funded Howard Carter’s archaeological expedition that unearthed King Tut’s tomb. The Egypt-crazed and cash-poor earl could afford [...]

2016-12-31T17:59:10-07:00August 22nd, 2012|Tags: , , , |

Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey

Uptown, Downton Author: Countess Carnarvon My reading habits are all over the map. On a scale of “bleak environmental science” to “time-traveling magical romance,” I could be anywhere, or maybe two or three different places at the same time, thanks to the ever-changing potpourri of books that come to me from the library (and not always when I’m in the mood for them). On the other hand, I’m pretty much always in the mood for “breezy historical biography with pictures of gowns and jewels,” so I was excited to finally get my hands on Lady Almina and the Real Downton [...]

2016-12-31T17:56:53-07:00August 22nd, 2012|Tags: , , , , , |

World of Downton Abbey, The

Upstairs, Downstairs Author: Jessica Fellowes Oh, how we all love Downton Abbey! And how we hate their English restraint in producing just a handful of episodes per series. With just two seasons and a holiday special out so far, that means it won’t be long until you start feeling withdrawal pains. Fortunately, The World of Downton Abbey is your glossy coffee-table companion for those difficult, Downton-less times. (You can even leaf through it while compulsively re-watching old episodes.) The book is arranged into themed chapters, although some of the divisions are a bit arbitrary and the sidebars, in particular, often [...]

2016-12-31T17:57:00-07:00July 31st, 2012|Tags: , , , , |
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