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Downton Abbey Revisited: What Mary Owns, and Baby George Crawley

Downton Abbey Revisited: What Mary Owns, and Baby George Crawley

by David Tollen | Jan 9, 2014 | The Recent Modern Age

[SPOILER ALERT: Details below from Downton Abbey Season 3 + Ep. 1, Season 4.] In a post last year, I explained The Entail, Primogeniture, and Why Matthew Inherits Downton Abbey. But the intricacies of noble (and royal) inheritance never end, and Downton Abbey’s...
The “Entail,” Primogeniture, and Why Matthew Inherits Downton Abbey

The “Entail,” Primogeniture, and Why Matthew Inherits Downton Abbey

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...
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