Secrets Of The Manor House

Secrets of The Manor House aims to uncover the realities at the backgrounds of the British working class and their manors in Edwardian times.

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Secrets Of The Manor House
Secrets Of The Manor House

Series 1 | Episode 4

Highclere Castle is perhaps best known as the backdrop to the smash hit costume drama Downton Abbey, but it has its own thrilling real-life tales to tell.

Secrets Of The Manor House
Secrets Of The Manor House

Series 1 | Episode 5

Forget Downton Abbey - we go upstairs and downstairs in a real-life stately home. Chatsworth Estate has been passed down by 16 generations of the same family.

Secrets Of The Manor House
Secrets Of The Manor House

Series 1 | Episode 2

Earl Spencer leads us on a fascinating and very personal tour of Althorp House, the childhood home and final resting place of his sister: Diana, Princess of Wales.

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About Secrets of The Manor House
About Secrets of The Manor House

At the start of the 20th century Edwardian life was in its pomp.

Secrets of the Manor House Trailer
Secrets of the Manor House Trailer

The history of some spectacular manor houses.

Secrets of the Manor House Trailer
Secrets of the Manor House Trailer

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Ep3: Prince George: Tragedy or Treason?

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