Saturday, December 21, 2013

The Secrets of Highclere Castle 2013:


Secrets of Highclere Castle     Highclere House in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom was built by the earls of Carvarvon as their home.  When an architect of Westminster Parliament did Neo-gothic remodeling on the house, the name was changed to Castle.  The 5th Earl was an enthusiastic amateur Egyptologist and he accompanied Howard Carter during the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922.  He married a wealthy woman and her fortune was used to pay for the upkeep on the castle and finance his trip to Egypt. The estate is the site of the filming of Downton Abbey.  Many more visitors are coming to view the estate since the popularity of the PBS series.   The current 9th Earl has been able to finance much-needed repairs on the castle structure and other buildings located on the grounds.
     This good and provides a lot of information about the estate, the past earls and the present country life.  Since I’m a fan of Downton Abbey, it was nice to see more of the Castle and learn the history.  I was surprised about the tie-in to the discovery of Tutankhamen.  There are replicas at the Castle of some of the items found in the tomb.  3 ½* (I liked this movie)

60 min, Docu directed by Vicky Matthews with Samuel West, Paul Brooke-Taylor, Fiona Herbert, Colin Edwards, Robert Hawker, George Herbert, Tom Hibberd Eddie Hughes. 

Note:  Blockbuster 2 ½*, imdb 8.3 out of 10.




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