Secrets of the Manor House

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Look beyond the fiction to the truth of how life was in ancient British houses

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Look beyond the fiction to the truth of how life was in ancient British houses

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About the Show

Exactly 100 years ago, the world of the British manor house was at its height. It was a life of luxury and indolence for a wealthy few supported by the labor of hundreds of servants toiling ceaselessly "below stairs" to make the lives of their lords and ladies run as smoothly as possible. It is a world that has provided a majestic backdrop to a range of movies and popular costume dramas to this day, including PBS's "Downton Abbey." But what was really going on behind these stately walls?

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