Downton Abbey: Quick Facts

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Awards And Honors	Emmy Award

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The cast of Downton Abbey season 4 stands in period costume on the lawn in front of the large stone Highclere Castle, with trees framing the scene.

Highclere Castle, a large stately home with ornate towers and many windows, stands behind a wide green lawn with visitors walking and relaxing in Hampshire, England.

Lily James as Lady Rose MacClare in Downton Abbey, wearing a tan cloche hat, a coat with a fur collar, and a patterned dress, standing indoors by a window.

Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, sits on a red sofa in an ornate room, wearing a purple Victorian dress and hat, holding a cane.

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