Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle, The Location where Downton Abbey was filmed

In the upstairs hall sits a picture on a bureau of Martha Breasted out riding horses with her father-in-law, Dr. James Henry Breasted (affectionately called Dr. Pa).  In 1922 and 1923, Dr. Breasted aided British archeologist, Howard Carter, in deciphering the seals from the recently discovered Tomb of Tutankhamun. The 5th Earl of Carnarvon (Lord Porchester), born in Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey was filmed, was the financier for the search and excavation for King Tut's tomb.  He employed Howard Carter.  An article in the January 2016 edition of Life Magazine (Vol. 16 #2, Pg. 68) features a picture of Dr. Pa dining with Carter and Lord Carnarvon in the tomb during their time of excavation and research (see picture).

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