What is the grandson called? Dear Sir or Maam, But because there is such a narrow idea in her family of what constitutes success, her writing career has never been more than tepidly received, and certainly is understood to be a poor substitute for multiple pregnancies when it comes to getting some meaning in her life. Although it may not be obvious, Marys need to keep Edith under her thumb belies deep insecuritya profound flaw in her charactermaking her capable of splitting off any guilt in the service of coldly maintaining her fragile superiority. Only married women have lady's maids. One is found, a distant male-cousin, a descendant of the 3rd Earl, coincidentally with the same surname. And anyway, that wedding disaster was such a stupid, great Downton momentI screamed with laughter when he muttered, I cant do this. And poor Edith! My understanding is that the family name is Grantham and that Lady Mary married Matthew Crawley. If she had remained married to Matthew and he had seceded Robert she would at that point have become a countess, but as Matthew is dead that can not happen. As his father had no title, only was heir, even if Robert had a second title, which he does not, George wouldnt have it. But after Mary married Matthew, Anna was promoted to be Mary's personal lady's maid. [This piece contains information about the plot of Downton Abbey, up to and including Sunday night's fourth-season finale.]. It might be better to take out the part about the two living daughters of the Earl and Countess of Grantham as that is quite a major spoiler for anyone who is in the middle of watching the show, as I am. For example, Tom Branson was Brandon before he got married, then he was Tom after he married Lady C, then once he became the agent of the estate, Violet/Lady G said they can finally call him Branson again. I hope they are all thoroughly ashamed. Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Cora, Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith, and Dame Maggie Smith as Lady Violet. Your understanding is incorrect. There doesnt always appear to be a firm rule among this group except in the way they address the butler, housekeeper and cook and vice versa. Or, are some, unfortunately, born with no decency? They divorced. Maybe you get acreage, but no title as a peer. Brush up on the best of them before the Downton Abbey movie hits theatersjust in case the whole miscarriage curse comes up. (This is all leaving aside the fact that Edith's ideas about adoption seem odd, in that an adoptive family, of course, brings its own blessings, meaning the child's life is not simply devoid of joy because she cannot inherit from her birth father.). After Edith disappeared, Lady Violet (Maggie Smith) went down to Rosamund (Samantha Bond) in London and said they should tell Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) about Edith's baby. NPRs Linda Holmes has suggested that, until recently, Ediths suffering was the direct result of allowing her life to be directed by the patriarchal society around her. So, go peddle your coarse garbage elsewhere! save. When they travel to another household with their Lord/Lady, the servants are addressed using the title of their Lord/Lady, (e.g., Mr. Bates would be addressed as Mr. Grantham). The article was so frustrating when it left that out. Follow Decider onFacebookandTwitterto join the conversation, andsign up for our email newslettersto be the first to know about streaming movies and TV news! If Matthew had become Earl, what would Isobel, his mother, be? One of the Crawley sisters got knocked up by her older married boyfriend, who promptly went missing. Another old custom, often written into the fathers will when a daughter inherits estate & titles with no surviving brothers, and then marries. Crawley is the familys surname, Grantham is their title. She can raise her daughter in peace, write popular novels that satirize upper crust customs, and live a life out of Lady Marys all-too-perfect shadow. Or it could just be a sign that Rosamund cares about her niece. P.S. The valet was suspected of murder (twice). At times, the story of Edith has seemed needlessly sadistic, in that one eventually wonders how many ways (foiled by beautiful sister, dumped at the altar, abandoned in mystery, foiled by wife, foiled by another wife) one woman can be thumped with the giant rubber mallet of life until even the little cartoon birds flying over her head are dizzy. Cora would also become a dowager countess, but would Mary? Im pretty excited about thatif ever there was a couple that deserved mutually assured destruction, its them. But Cora is now a dowager (widow of a peer) too, so the usual manner is to now call her Cora, Countess of Grantham. He eventually disappears inside Germany in season 4, and later dispatches to the Crawley family imply that he was a victim of Adolf Hitlers thugs. (The show timeline places Gregson in Munich right around the time of the Beer Hall Putsch.) Could you please explain when the serverants should be addressed by their first name or surename? is never taken to task for the comments she makes putting her little sister down. Apologies for posting to such an old thread, but thought I might help other confused Americans find your comment when googling, since the show is still well-known even though its finished airing. It's probably really a case of storytelling trumping historical accuracy. I always had a soft spot for this particular ginger maid, who was treated poorly by her baby daddys parents, but once is enough for that story line. I dont know why this is so but it is the tradition. Now I know why the Army needs censors! Please clarify. I think Edith was right when she said that she and Anthony Strallan would be so terribly, terribly happy, but a campaign of undermining by the rest of her family pushed him to abandon her at the altar. Mary would have held the title of Countess of Grantham had her first husband, Matthew, lived to succeed her father. I think he still addresses them by their formal names but I intend to pay particular attention from now on. The second and subsequent sons are styled The Honourable William. The fact she can transform from drab Lady Edith to drop-dead gorgeous glamazon to walk the red carpet, and elicit reactions . I was torn about the scene with Isobel and her fallen women. Why doesn't Lady Edith have a lady's maid? Sadly, Sybil died giving birth to their daughter. And thats what I aim to explain in this article. I hope this makes sense. The family of a Lord of the Manor have no courtesy titles, so their daughters would remain as is a Lordship of the Manor can be left to anyone and is transferred just like any other type of property and can be left in a will. Titles do not necessarily have any connection to the location of the owner of a title. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! And then they rolled up the rugs on Ediths before it even began.). The junior staff are called by their first names by all. There is no sexual agency without karmic punishment! ), but had an institutionalized wife (boo!). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); , Royal Family set to join Queen for Christmas at Sandringham. The son of a valet would not have any titles, nor would anyone care what he was called. 6,465, This story has been shared 4,929 times. He claims he likes Lady Edith and likens her to the people we all know in life who can never get it together. As you may recall from science class, certain genes are dominant and others are recessive. Mary gets whatever she wantsan archbishop to perform her wedding, her husband to accept a legacy that makes him uncomfortable so that she can live in the house she wants to, despite its impracticalitywhile everyone else gets to decide whats right for her sister Edith. She found her literal voice. Georges mother, now Lady Mary, does not hold a title. Anna was always maid to the girls, as it was her one of her numerous duties as head housemaid. Mr. Bates). I guess she may not technically be a Lady's Maid but a "maid who does buttons and hooks". Being American, I fear I have a rather limited understanding of the British system regarding the bestowing of titles. So sad that she almost burned the house down by accident. Addressed by servants asYour Ladyship orMiLady and equals as simply Lady Grantham. What about young George? When Edith asks him the true reason why he came up to Scotland, he reveals he wants to get to know her family. Three generations easily distinguished. I would like an explanation of the names used for the servants both at Downton and in Scotland. Nick Briggs/PBS Mr. Gregson had an insane wife and a plan to move with her to Germany, but then he disappeared in Germany, and Edith was left knocked up and alone. Then, Edith met Bandages McGee (not his real name, probably), who either was or was not her dead wealthy cousin, making him a perfect romantic prospect. Unless, the mother is the monarch, of course. I explore that reality in my book, My Sister, My Self: The Surprising Ways That Being an Older, Middle, Younger, or Twin Shaped Your Life. Trapped between beautiful Mary and adventurous Sybil, Edith was the sad one. He conveniently falls in love with Lady Mary, eldest daughter of Robert, and their boy child George now is heir perceptive to the seat and title. I, toosomewhat uncharitably, I realizecracked up when the ceremony only got as far as Dearly beloved, we are gathered. (This is the second consecutive Downton reception weve been cheated out of. So the divorced Margaret had to settle for being styled Margaret, Duchess of Argyll. My own belief is that the Crawleys would still be there.. And what about Mary? Unlucky in love, unlucky in life. Let us return to when we met Edith, four seasons ago. It is a style only, not a title or an ennoblement. Lady Mary Crawley (played by Michelle Dockery) has been the resident mean girl on "Downton Abbey" ever since it premiered in 2011 (via IMDb ). Edith is certainly sad that she's not married yet, but it's the limits on her other options that make this life-breakingly depressing for her. And so, Edith undid the informal arrangement and brought her baby back to Downton (while everyone else is away), and placed her with a local farmer and his family. Robert dies. I still dont understand why she must stay at Downton. I understand that they are called Lord and Lady Grantham, I just dont understand why they go by Violets last name. When Lady Edith becomes pregnant with Michael Gregsons child, she finds a strong support system in her aunt, Lady Rosamund Painswick. Spinsters do get up for breakfast, but they should fix their hair. Anna used to look after all the girls. There can be an unlimited number of dowagers. Until next week. Then, Edith got engaged to Anthony, the same guy Mary drove off once before, after convincing him she loved him in spite of his war-torn arm. Oh, and she almost died in that fire. No Mr/Mrs or Miss. Robert and Cora were devastated over the loss of their youngest daughter. As she married two gentlemen with no title she was Lady Mary Crawley and Lady Mary Talbot. Her aunt bundled her off to Switzerland for the mysterious, months-long absence everyone either agreed to consider not suspicious at all or actually did not consider suspicious because they cannot imagine Edith having a sex life. But would that be the ending that Edith deserves? That would be charming except the rest of the clip is just Downton Abbey cast members puzzling over her epic bad luck. It would, however, be incorrect to refer to Lady Grantham as Lady Cora. My understanding is that the lower-ranking staff are addressed by the first name, (e.g., Daisy) and higher-ranking staff who are responsible for their area, (e.g., Mr. Carson in in charge of footmen so on, Ms. Hughes in charge of maids, and Ms. Patmore in charge of the cooks) or who work directly for the family, (e.g., Mr. Bates) or maybe sometimes I guess it could be some more familiar with some staff, (e.g., Anna starting off lower on the ladder and then moving up to waiting on a member of the family). She is the Countess of Grantham. I also wondered this as I live in a town called grantham where Margret thatcher was born and wondered if there was a connection with the town. Peers typically use their title as a surname when they need one though legally their surname would remain as their family name. The title is still claimed by his heirs through their maternal line in Italy. Exit Anthony, pursued by Edith's terrible luck. Edith is the only one of Lord Grantham's daughters to hold a title, Marchioness of Hexham. Thank you! Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 1. Maybe he'll die! I am not sure how common it was for a married woman to be in service and if the fact of being married had any impact on how they were addressed. Also, at what age do they stop calling George Master George and start calling him Mister? I like british title system. Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Cora, Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith, and Dame Maggie Smith as Lady Violet. Cookie Notice Im thinking that both her and Cora could not be a Dowager Countess. This is perhaps most easily understood through eye color, where brown eye color, a dominant gene, is expressed as BB and blue eye color, a recessive gene, is expressed as bb. This is Our Violet. Downton Abbey invests a lot of time and effort in convincing us that John Bates, Lord Grantham's trusty, is a great guydespite his checkered past and multiple murder allegations. Inspired by soap operas and weepy 1950s melodramas, John Waters combines the conventions of that genre (soft lighting, teary organ music) with William Castle-like gimmickry for his most polished, biggest budgeted film yet. 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According to this theory, the miscarriage kicks off a curse of deadly pregnancies: Lady Sybil dies in childbirth; Matthew Crawley dies in a car accident soon after the birth of his son; and when the maid Ethel Parks becomes pregnant with Major Bryants child, he dies, too. Another case is that some of the Scottish Earldoms, such as the Earldom of Newburgh. - Billy Joel - The Longest Time (Official Video) Perhaps the lesson of all these stories of Edith being left and left and left again is nothing brings in misery like being entirely at the mercy of other people's decisions to stay or leave, which is where Edith's father, well-meaning though he may be, has left her. But then I thought, maybe Julian Fellowes will pull the rug out from all of us, force them to live in this still completely gigantic mansion with a mere 8 servants, and rename the show Downton Place! Stevenson: Youre right, Dan. She's unluckier than Bates, and he went to jail for something he didn't do, for what certainly felt like a really, really long time. Downton House. Editors note: For the benefit of American readers who havent yet seen Season 3 of Downton Abbey, please do your best to avoid spoilers when commenting. This line really embodies the cruelty that Mary expresses towards Edith on a daily basis. [Watch Downton Abbey]. Cora refers to Violet as Mama pronounced in the English manner. All the named maids (Anna, Gwen, Lily, Edna, etc) have either been promoted or left, so Edith may be waited on by one of the unnamed maids, or she may have simply elected not to have a maid at all. Lord Granthams wife, Cora Crawley (played by Elizabeth McGovern) is known asLady Grantham. Robert is the 7th Earl of Grantham, making Cora the 7th Countess of Grantham, assuming of course that there has never been a divorce or death which has resulted in a remarriage. At risk of being labelled a pedant, I would say that Downton Abbey is not set in the early 1900s, but in the early twentieth century, as the early 1900s would take us to 1905, and the current series is set in the early 1920s. She writesthat Perhaps the lesson of all these stories of Edith being left and left and left again is nothing brings in misery like being entirely at the mercy of other peoples decisions to stay or leave, which is where Ediths father, well-meaning though he may be, has left her. Holmes sees the Marigold storyline as evidence that Edith is learning to take her destiny into her own hands. Takedown request | View complete answer on downtonabbey.fandom.com. Im certain he will, and that they will be as pleasingly absurd as the Bandaged Stranger and the Missing Dog. And shed have retreated to a wing, and maybe only occupied the whole house during the winters. (Though I liked the idea of a succession of increasingly diminutive names. Privacy Policy. The cause, it is later revealed, was a heart attack, but many viewers suspected something more sinister. It is nonsense to even ponder an impossibility. Newspapers dont care much for proper style today. I didnt feel much sympathy at the thought of the Crawleys being forced to downsize to a slightly less massive mansion. 1,143, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), 'Wheel of Fortune' Gets Awkward as Pat Sajak Snaps at Contestant for Grabbing Wheel: "Don't Touch That", 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved, Hoda Kotb's 'Today Show' Absence Finally Explained, but Her Return Is Still Unclear, 'Below Deck's Captain Sandy Hasn't Spoken to Captain Lee Since Public Feud: "I Tried To Call Him", ABC Staff Go "Zero Contact" With Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, Encouraged to "Never Mention Their Names Again", What Time Does 'The Mandalorian' Come Out on Disney+? If it is Earl (name) (Earl Attlee, Earl Jellicoe) then it is the last name of the person granted the title. So Georges wife would be known as the Countess of Grantham, and both Cora and Violet would be known as the dowager, unless they had to be identified apart in which case it theyd be known as Cora Crawley, 7th Countess of Grantham and Violet Crawley, 6th Countess of Grantham. Does a Dog's Head Shape Predict How Smart It Is? Lady Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexam (Laura Carmichael) announced that she and her husband Bertie Pelham, Marquess of Hexam, are pregnant. I assume that means that Sybil will die in an episode I havent reached yet. So Edith gave her lady's maid time off for the duration of Edith's trip to Downton. Hes the downstairs Edith. Upon learning Ediths secret, Rosamund travels to Downton Abbey to help her niece through her pregnancy, and suggests adoption options as the due date draws near. The Earl of Grantham is a peer and the eldest son of the Earl of Grantham would be styled Viscount Downton, however the Viscount Downton wouldnt be a peer as he is using the title by right of his father, who actually is the title holder. For an in-universe explanation, how about Edith was really looking forward to some quiet moments with Anna, even though Anna would be dividing her time with taking care of Mary. Thank you for the explanation! Only married ladies had a personal lady's maid. Last series, she was left heartbroken when Bertie Pelham called off their engagement after. The present Countess of Grantham is Our Cora, wife to Robert. The family refer to the housekeeper and cook as Mrs and their family name regardless if they were ever married or not. But Dan is also correct that the entire Edith wedding sequence was some dang good Downton. This story has been shared 18,354 times. Anna had better watch out. Another season of Downton Abbey has come to a close, and once again, Lady Edith is unlucky. At the head of the family is Lord Grantham,whos name is Robert Crawley (played by Hugh Bonneville). The kitchen maids wondered why she was so tired looking, she was reminded of her missing/presumed dead lover, she had to pretend to not care about her secret bastard daughter (whose name is Marigold for some reason), and she almost burned down the entire house after she drunkenly threw a book into the fire. It just isnt done. Also, one senses that perhaps Edith, who kept her daughter for a few months for the sake of the breastfeeding and therefore had likely formed a fairly fully developed bond with her, would rather she weren't quite so far away, and perhaps were even somewhere that Edith might occasionally see her. But alas, in a humiliating turn of events, poor Edith is left at the altar when her betrothed backs out of the deal, claiming it's for her own good due to the age gap between them . Ms. Jenny, Septimus Spratt is her butler. Netflix's 'Money Shot' Documentary Trailer Shines A Harsh Light On Pornhub, The "Most Trafficked Website In The World", 'The Skinny Shot' on Hulu Is An Ozempic "Documentary" That Plays More Like A Commercial, Where Is Estonia Located? That would be nice, except it seems clear from the start of season five that Edith is sadder than ever. And he pretty much said, "I feel so sorry for you about your dead imaginary scandalous friend and your terrible shame that I will even lie to my wife about where I got this baby, because although it is quite a few decades early for this expression, I am picking up what you are putting down. I dont remember Annas position prior to her being a ladys maid but she was known to the family and staff as Anna and they appeared to wish to continue to call her Anna after she became a ladys maid if there was not any objection. I'm surprised, I would have thought a family that could afford it would have made sure their out in society daughters would have ladies' maids, so they could look their best as they hunt for husbands. 18,354, This story has been shared 11,875 times. Fans Fuming Over Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings' Hosting Schedules: "I Want Ken Full-Time". Reviewed by Ekua Hagan. Violet remains the Dowager Countess of Grantham. The staff among themselves follow a hierarchy depending on their position in the household and their personal relationship with each other. 4,929, This story has been shared 4,321 times. It was the same thing when Charles and Diana divorced. The fact that Hartley doesn't seem to come to any certain conclusions is very apparent . Charlotte Maria Livingston, Third Countess of Newburgh having inherited the title in her own right and passing it to her son, James Bartholomew Radclyffe (son of her husband the titular 5th Earl of Derwentwater.) One younger sister who participated in the study, Aileen, told about her relationship with Dinah, three years older. The family name is Crawley. After that, Edith decided to start a little thing with a married farmer, but his wife found out, and it was adios to Old MacDonald. I feel like Ive seen all their tricks before. Robert open your eyes! That placed the footman in a tricky situation, but it was nothing a little poison couldn't fix, and thats exactly why some fans believe Thomas slipped something into Mr. Pamuks dinner. But in time her sons wife could be. But before that, like Im the case of Mary, the senior housemaid would be an acting ladys maid. Since Its never states the ages of Robert and Cora I assume that Cora is no longer able to have children but like a son if they had on George is Vicount Dowton. All contents 2023 The Slate Group LLC. Read up on all the merriment there. She is not a Princess. I like to imagine her steadily ascending the class ladder until she reappears in Season 9 as the barrister handling Mr. Bates seventh appeal trial. He is the original title holder and the titles of the rest of the Crawley family exist because he holds this title (well get onto why very shortly). The film had a very crowded plot, with all the old characters plus a lot of new ones, all deserving some screen time. Can there be two people holding that title simultaneously? What We Know About Her Continued 'Today Show' Absence, Drew Barrymore and Ross Mathews Disgusted After Guy Fieri Feeds Them Spray Cheese on 'The Drew Barrymore Show', 'Jeopardy!' 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