It May Be More Famous Now Than Any Time In Its 1,300-year History As The Setting Of Downton Abbey, But England's Highclere Castle Has Its Own Stories To Tell. In Its Heyday, Highclere Was The Social Epicenter Of Edwardian England. See How All The Inhabitants Of Highclere Lived, From The Aristocrats Above To The Army Of Servants Toiling 'below Stairs'. Also Find Out From The Current Inhabitants, Lord And Lady Carnarvon, What Life In A Fairytale Castle Is Like Today.