In the midst of the dog days of August, what do you do to cool off? Forget about tar beach; I prefer spending my days at a certain English country house. That’s what I did this past weekend when it…

Well kids, we’ve made it to the halfway point in our trip around the Sun! Less than six months till Downton Abbey Season 6 premieres! How have you been spending the off-season? Of course, as much as we miss spending Sunday nights haunting the…

Cromwell’s mind is racing. The King has told him in no uncertain terms that the time has come for Anne to be dealt with – and Cromwell knows that it will be difficult to square this request with the sense…

I hope you Downtonians are enjoying the (sort of) warmer weather. No matter how cold the winter, spring always comes eventually, making it a great metaphor for winters everywhere, of every variety.  Lots of Downton in the news as always.…

As part of the King’s Royal Progress in summertime, Cromwell includes a stop at the home of the Seymour family, Wolf Hall. Cromwell has had his eye on their daughter, Jane – a quiet and gentle creature – and as…

Less-than-joyous news has arrived in the King’s household: Anne Boleyn has delivered a daughter. Henry, clearly perturbed, cancels all planned festivities. Undaunted, Anne demands that her daughter is to be treated as heir, despite there being no precedent for a…

With the Cardinal out of the way, Henry is now ready to take the matter of his divorce up on his own — with Cromwell at his right hand. A motion is brought into parliament that would formally break England…

Thomas Cromwell is in a bit of a holding pattern. He’s spent days waiting for a moment to plead Cardinal Wolsey’s case to the King, and his time is ticking – even after being forced to vacate his London palace,…

Based on the Booker-prize winning novels by Hilary Mantel, BBC’s new mini-series Wolf Hall has received thunderous praise from critics and has garnered the highest ratings of any BBC drama since ratings began. This Spring, the entire series airs as…

Next year, season 6 of Downton Abbey, premiering in January 2016, will be its last. All of us at THIRTEEN share your appreciation for one of the most popular shows on American television and we can all be proud of…

‘Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.’ ~Winston Churchill OK, so maybe it is the beginning of the end. But in a week…

‘My, people come and go so quickly here!’ ~ Lady Dorothy Gale When a Downton Abbey season ends, it is always the same for fans; we look out upon that long, long stretch until next January, and it feels like…

The residents of Downton Abbey – both upstairs and downstairs – get the funk treatment in this new video from our friends at College Humor. We’re not quite sure how Lord Grantham would react to a tune like this coming…

From Carson and Mrs. Hughes’ beach romp, to Branson and Sybil’s rebellious alliance, to Matthew’s winter wonderland proposal–See a collection of the best romantic moments from every season of Downton Abbey! Which is your favorite?

OK kids, everything you need to know about this week’s episode is contained within this brief exchange, picked up by British Intelligence. Consider it your Cliff Notes recap: Elsie Hughes:“I thought you’d never ask!” Smokey Robinson: “I second that emotion!”…