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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, 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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