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Behind the Scenes: 7 Times Downton Abbey Stealthily Taught You History
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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. Influenza pandemic of 1918–19 bloomers Escoffier Beer Hall Putsch King George V seated at a table, speaking into a BBC radio microphone during his Christmas Day broadcast at Sandringham, Norfolk, England, in 1935.
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Melodrama is timeless, but Downton Abbey adds historical flourishes.
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Downton Abbey
The cast of Downton Abbey at Highclere Castle.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Influenza pandemic of 1918–19
A temporary hospital in Camp Funston, Kansas, during the 1918–19 influenza pandemic.
Courtesy of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C
bloomers
A Currier & Ives rendition of the bloomer costume influenced by Amelia Jenks Bloomer.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital. id. cph 3b49861)
Escoffier
H. Roger-Viollet
Beer Hall Putsch
Nazi paramilitary troops participating in the Beer Hall Putsch, November 9, 1923.
Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-2007-0003 / CC-BY-SA
George V
George V broadcasting a Christmas greeting to the British Empire from the royal mansion...
Hulton Royals Collection—Hulton Archive/Getty Images