Most who have seen, or even heard of, Downton Abbey probably think of it as a mild-mannered period drama and not a mystery. The series captured an era of rapid change at the beginning of the 20th century — down to the place settings and livery — but it also thrived on intrigue. Many of those plots not only added to the drama, but propelled entire seasons of the plot forward. One of the series’ most tantalizing mysteries, however, was never fully resolved, and it’s related to the incident that began the entire show.Like most aristocratic stories, the central question hovering over Downton Abbey was one of succession: Who would succeed Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, and inherit the estate? Lord Grantham had three daughters, so control of the family’s wealth was slated to pass down to his closest male kin: Patrick Crawley, the only son of Robert’s late first cousin, James. But the series kicked off with the 1912 sinking of Titanic, on which Patrick was supposedly a passenger. When he was presumed dead, succession fell to the next living male heir: a distant cousin named Matthew Crawley, who was too middle-class for the Downton Crawleys’ liking. Before long, one character’s claim threatened to undo what everyone thought they believed about Patrick Crawley’s demise. Lord Grantham was bad with money and largely lived off of his American wife’s considerable dowry, so he’d hoped Patrick would marry wed his eldest daughter, Lady Mary. However, Lord Grantham’s middle daughter Lady Edith actually loved Patrick. For the better part of Downton Abbey’s first two seasons, the main plotline followed Mary and new suitor Matthew on their contentious but passionate “will they, won’t they” journey to marriage. Yet, while the dial was still firmly on “won’t they,” everything changed for the Crawley heir.
Most who have seen, or even heard of, Downton Abbey probably think of it as a mild-mannered period drama and not a mystery. The series captured an era of rapid change at the beginning of the 20th century — down to the place settings and livery — but it also thrived on intrigue. Many of those plots not only added to the drama, but propelled entire seasons of the plot forward. One of the series’ most tantalizing mysteries, however, was never fully resolved, and it’s related to the incident that began the entire show.
Like most aristocratic stories, the central question hovering over Downton Abbey was one of succession: Who would succeed Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, and inherit the estate? Lord Grantham had three daughters, so control of the family’s wealth was slated to pass down to his closest male kin: Patrick Crawley, the only son of Robert’s late first cousin, James. But the series kicked off with the 1912 sinking of Titanic, on which Patrick was supposedly a passenger. When he was presumed dead, succession fell to the next living male heir: a distant cousin named Matthew Crawley, who was too middle-class for the Downton Crawleys’ liking. Before long, one character’s claim threatened to undo what everyone thought they believed about Patrick Crawley’s demise.
Lord Grantham was bad with money and largely lived off of his American wife’s considerable dowry, so he’d hoped Patrick would marry wed his eldest daughter, Lady Mary. However, Lord Grantham’s middle daughter Lady Edith actually loved Patrick. For the better part of Downton Abbey‘s first two seasons, the main plotline followed Mary and new suitor Matthew on their contentious but passionate “will they, won’t they” journey to marriage. Yet, while the dial was still firmly on “won’t they,” everything changed for the Crawley heir.
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