"Disccussing Downton"

 

 

 

 

Did you love Judith's last Downton Abbey course? Are you a fan of the show, but have never attended a class before? Then this Discussion is for you! 

 

A Selection of Topics that We'll be Discussing: 

 

WHERE ARE THEY GOING?

• Review & Discussion of Seasons 1-5

• Themes, plot, characters

• Our predictions

 

BRITAIN & AMERICA

• Highclere, Florham & Winterthur

• America’s Gilded Age

• Wealth & Class System in America

 

THE WINDS OF  CHANGE

• Medicine, technology and inventions

 

BEHIND THE SCENES

• The Making of Downton Abbey

• The Creative Team

• Blunders:  Do They Matter?

 

AMERICAN PRINCESSES

 

MANNERS & CUSTOMS

• Coming Out

• Fashion

• Changes in Society

• Celebrations & Sporting Events

 

THE GREAT HOUSES & THEIR DECLINE

 

WORLD WAR I & ITS AFTERMATH

 

THE REAL LIFE OF SERVANTS

 

FAREWELL TO DOWNTON ABBEY

 

GUEST LECTURERS-TO BE ANNOUNCED