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Cora Crawley (née Levinson), Countess of Grantham (played by Elizabeth McGovern) (b. 1868), usually called Lady Grantham, is the wife of Robert and mother of Mary, Edith and Sybil. A wealthy American heiress of Jewish descent, she married Robert around 1890 when the Crawleys were in straitened circumstances; her fortune helped rescue Downton ...
Isobel is puzzled to receive an invitation to the wedding of Lord Merton's son, Larry, and Amelia Cruikshank. Mary receives a telephone call from Henry, who implores her to give him an answer regarding his romantic intentions; she says he is not the right man for her.
He suggests that head housekeeper Mrs Hughes invest with him; she confesses she has no money due to supporting a mentally incapacitated sister. The Crawleys' cousin, Lady Rose, daughter of Lord and Lady Flintshire, becomes engaged to Atticus Aldridge, son of Lord and Lady Sinderby.
Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes.It first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on PBS, which supported its production as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology, on 9 January 2011.
wife: Patrick Crawley 6th Earl of Grantham [i] (deceased) Violet Crawley Dowager Countess of Grantham [ii] (deceased) Isidore Levinson [iii] (deceased) Martha Levinson [iii] Roberta: husband: Dr. Reginald Crawley [iv] (deceased) Isobel Grey [v] Baroness Merton (formerly Mrs Crawley, née Turnbull) [iv] Richard "Dickie" Grey Baron Merton: James ...
Lord Gillingham, who is ending his engagement to Lady Mabel Lane Fox, visits briefly, still pursuing Mary. After learning about Green's crime, Mary asks Gillingham to dismiss Green without explaining the reason; Gillingham agrees to her request. The Downton church bazaar is held, organised by Cora. During it, Lord Grantham unexpectedly arrives ...
The second series covers the last two years of the war and the first year of peace. Events mentioned or directly affecting the Crawley household include the Battle of the Somme, the Easter Rising, the Battle of Arras, the Russian Revolution, the Battle of Passchendaele, the Battle of Amiens, the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, the Armistice, and the Spanish flu epidemic.
News arrives that threatens Downton Abbey's future: Lord Grantham's (Robert Crawley) cousin, James Crawley, heir presumptive to the earldom, and his son Patrick have died in the RMS Titanic disaster. Meanwhile, Robert hires his former batman , John Bates, as his valet, though the Downton staff object due to his having a limp they think impedes ...