At Home at Highclere: Entertaining at The Real Downton Abbey

By Lady Carnarvon

Preface Publishing

As seen in:

Director: Michael Engler

As owner of Highclere, the real Downton Abbey, Lady Carnarvon’s love of history is richly rewarded with Highclere Castle’s mine of family records going back some 300 years. She has delved into the archives to create a book that invites you inside the Castle, past and present.

Throughout the centuries, Highclere has welcomed Royalty, Statesmen, Egyptologists and pioneers of technology along with men and women from the worlds of music, art and letters. The etiquette of the invitation, the balance of guests at a weekend house party, their ‘placement’ at dinners, and the entertainment of friends, as well as the domestic management required to execute the perfect occasion, have all preoccupied successive generations of châtelaines.

This book tells the story four real life weekends – from 1866 to 1936 – when the great and the good gathered at Highclere to change the world in some large or small part. It then reflects on how the current Countess entertains ‘At Home’ at Highclere today.

Returns & Refunds
Related Products

Christmas at Highclere: Recipes and traditions from the real Downton Abbey

As seen in:

Director: Michael Engler

By The Countess of Carnarvon

Preface Publishing

Shop Now
Screen style (book)

Screen style (book)

By Marnie Fogg

Laurence King Publishing

Shop Now

Wicked: the bestselling book that inspired the movie

As seen in:

Director: Jon M. Chu

By Gregory Maguire

Headline

Shop Now
Fashion in Film

Fashion in Film

By Christopher Laverty

Laurence King Publishing

Shop Now
Screen style (book)

Screen style (book)

By Marnie Fogg

Laurence King Publishing

Shop Now