by David Tollen | Feb 28, 2013 | The Postclassical Age (Medieval History), The Recent Modern Age, Legal History
The Downton Abbey TV series begins with a predicament for the Earl of Grantham. Earl Robert has no sons, and an “entail” keeps any of his three daughters from inheriting his great estate and mansion: Downton Abbey. Robert’s heir is Matthew Crawley, a...
