Lady grantham

The best Downton Abbey movie quotes from the Dowager Countess of Grantham aka Violet Crawley. "Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit."

The Downton Abbey drawing room was the spot for many a dramatic scene throughout the series. It's a real room too!

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Which of these quips from the Dowager Countess of Grantham, played by the delightful Maggie Smith, is your favourite?

Don't be defeatist dear, it's very middle class. ~ Downton Abbey

Oh lady grantham

Sarah O'Brien, also known as Miss O'Brien or simply O'Brien, was a lady's maid to Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham. She is never particularly happy, but she is always bitter. Although she sometimes flatters the ladies of the house, she rarely means it. O'Brien formerly was an ally of Thomas Barrow, but when her nephew, Alfred, took a job as footman, then was being considered for a valet position in a short time their friendship terminated. Sarah O'Brien was born into a farming family and…

Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham (b. 1842[1] - 1928), was the matriarch of the Crawley Family by her marriage to the late Earl of Grantham and a relative of the MacClare Family via her niece and goddaughter, Susan MacClare, Marchioness of Flintshire. She is the mother of Robert...

Love this hat from "Downton Abbey"

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