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The English Manor House

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On Tuesday, April 21 at 1 p.m. at the Plainedge Library, Linda Watkin will discuss “The English Manor House: From Downton Abbey and Beyond.”Highclere-Castle-1024x682

Both the upstairs aristocrats and the downstairs servants were interdependent. The English Manor House in the 18th, 19th and early 20th century functioned like a well oiled machine. During this lecture, Linda Watkin will discuss this with examples of life from Highclere Castle (the site of the hit show Downton Abbey).

A DVD and a question and answer period will follow. Free tickets available now, but limited to 40 people.