by Kate Dolan | Mar 1, 2016 | Articles, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History, Regency, Servants
Don’t we feel sorry for the poor troubled aristocratic family in Downton Abbey? Not so much, I think. Because even on their worst days, they never even have to think about taking out the trash or scrubbing crusted food off a dinner plate. They have servants to...
by Kate Dolan | May 5, 2014 | Articles, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History
Did I want to see costumes from Downton Abbey? That was the question a friend asked me a few weeks ago. And the answer was, well, um, sort-of. If they were right in front of my face, I wouldn’t close my eyes. But I couldn’t imagine driving 90 miles out of the way to...