Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "April 1912. Robert, Earl of Grantham, and his American-born wife Cora live with their three daughters and domestic staff at Downton Abbey. Their way of life has existed for generations, but news arrives that threatens the future of the title and estate. Lord Grantham's cousin James Crawley, heir presumptive to the earldom, and his son Patrick have died in the sinking of the . An entail on the estate means that only a male heir can inherit the title and land, along with the fortune Cora brought to the estate when she married Robert. The eldest daughter, Lady Mary, was engaged to Patrick to mitigate the situation, but now the land and wealth can no longer remain in the immediate family, and a distant third cousin, whom none of the family have ever met, now stands to inherit everything. Violet, Lord Grantham's mother, titled the Dowager Countess, is determined to break the entail, even though Lord Grantham and his lawyer doubt this is possible. Meanwhile, Lord Grantham hires his former batman, John Bates as his valet, worrying the butler, Mr Carson, and the other servants, as he is unable to walk far without use of a stick. However, a housemaid, Anna, takes a liking to him. Thomas, an ambitious footman who also wanted the job, repeatedly tries undermining Bates, assisted by Cora's maid, the vindictive Miss O'Brien. Cora and Carson convince Lord Grantham that Bates is unsuitable for the job; Bates is extremely upset at this news. The family is pleased to learn that the young Duke of Crowborough wants to visit, feeling that he will be a good match for Mary, but the Duke is more interested in prying in the servants' rooms and cools completely when he learns that Lord Grantham does not intend to fight the entail. It is revealed that the Duke once had a romantic relationship with Thomas, who later informed the Duke about the possibility of Mary inheriting, hoping to get a job as valet in return. As the Duke will not offer him the job, Thomas tries to blackmail him but the Duke reveals that he has retrieved his love letters from Thomas's room and burns them before Thomas can stop him. Lord Grantham has a change of heart and asks Bates not to leave. The episode ends with a glimpse of the new heir, Matthew Crawley, as he learns of his good fortune."@en }
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- Downton_Abbey_(series_1) shortsummary "April 1912. Robert, Earl of Grantham, and his American-born wife Cora live with their three daughters and domestic staff at Downton Abbey. Their way of life has existed for generations, but news arrives that threatens the future of the title and estate. Lord Grantham's cousin James Crawley, heir presumptive to the earldom, and his son Patrick have died in the sinking of the . An entail on the estate means that only a male heir can inherit the title and land, along with the fortune Cora brought to the estate when she married Robert. The eldest daughter, Lady Mary, was engaged to Patrick to mitigate the situation, but now the land and wealth can no longer remain in the immediate family, and a distant third cousin, whom none of the family have ever met, now stands to inherit everything. Violet, Lord Grantham's mother, titled the Dowager Countess, is determined to break the entail, even though Lord Grantham and his lawyer doubt this is possible. Meanwhile, Lord Grantham hires his former batman, John Bates as his valet, worrying the butler, Mr Carson, and the other servants, as he is unable to walk far without use of a stick. However, a housemaid, Anna, takes a liking to him. Thomas, an ambitious footman who also wanted the job, repeatedly tries undermining Bates, assisted by Cora's maid, the vindictive Miss O'Brien. Cora and Carson convince Lord Grantham that Bates is unsuitable for the job; Bates is extremely upset at this news. The family is pleased to learn that the young Duke of Crowborough wants to visit, feeling that he will be a good match for Mary, but the Duke is more interested in prying in the servants' rooms and cools completely when he learns that Lord Grantham does not intend to fight the entail. It is revealed that the Duke once had a romantic relationship with Thomas, who later informed the Duke about the possibility of Mary inheriting, hoping to get a job as valet in return. As the Duke will not offer him the job, Thomas tries to blackmail him but the Duke reveals that he has retrieved his love letters from Thomas's room and burns them before Thomas can stop him. Lord Grantham has a change of heart and asks Bates not to leave. The episode ends with a glimpse of the new heir, Matthew Crawley, as he learns of his good fortune.".