Summary and Analysis of Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography & Autobiography, Women, History, Military, World War I, Royalty, Study Aids, Book Notes
ISBN: 9781504046442
Google: kGDKDgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2017-05-16T04:10:58+00:00

Timeline

1842: Work on what will become Highclere Castle begins.

1864: George Herbert, who will become the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, is born.

June 1890: The 4th Earl of Carnarvon dies; George becomes the 5th Earl of Carnarvon.

June 26, 1895: Almina Wombwell marries the 5th Earl of Carnarvon.

November 7, 1898: Almina gives birth to an heir, Henry George, nicknamed Porchy because of his title, Lord Porchester.

August 1901: Almina gives birth to a daughter, Evelyn Leonora Almina.

September 1901: The Earl has a bad car accident that leaves him unable to walk without a cane and prone to infections and migraines.

May 6, 1910: Edward VII dies and is succeeded by George V.

September 1913: Marie Wombwell, Almina’s mother, dies.

August 4, 1914: Britain declares war on Germany.

January 1915: Almina moves her hospital to London.

November 11, 1918: The war ends; Germany is defeated.

February 15, 1919: Almina’s London hospital closes.

June 28, 1919: The Treaty of Versailles is finalized.

July 17, 1922: Porchy marries Catherine Wendell.

April 5, 1923: The 5th Earl of Carnarvon dies.

October 8, 1923: Eve marries Brograve Beauchamp.

1923: Almina marries Lieutenant Colonel Ian Dennistoun.

1927: Almina opens her second hospital, Alfred House.

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