Downton Abbey Extra: One of These Things Is Not Like the Other
Okay, so the song doesn't quite apply, since I'm mainly looking at two things. Oh well. It's catchy. So where does a twerp like me get off thinking that she can criticize the historical accuracy of the great Downton Abbey ? I'll confess that I'm not the most qualified person. While one of my degrees is in history, I specialized in a different time period. I have been an amateur historian of the Victorian period (1837-1901) for well over a decade, and recently spent a year doing some intensive research into Victorian reforms and social customs. But Downton Abbey isn't set during the Victorian period -- it's not even set during the Edwardian period (1901-1910). From Series One to the present, it has been set during the reign of George V (1910-1936). However, despite the occasional reminders that "the world is changing!", Downton Abbey seems to be stuck in a time warp. It's still 1912 on the estate, which might as well be 1892. In