ENCOUNTERS
Feb 20, 2020
3 minutes
By Jon Bauckham and Jonathan Wright
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Conflict and secrets
The blockbuster success of Downton Abbey means any new series from Julian Fellowes arrives with huge expectations, and that’s certainly the case with Belgravia, adapted by the man himself from his own 2016 novel. As the title suggests, it’s a drama set largely in one of London’s most upmarket areas in the 1840s.
However, it’s a story with its roots in events on the continent and, more specifically, the Duchess of Rich- mond’s ball, which was held in
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