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I am on the verge of a huge fanfic undertking. I received a prompt from someone which means majotr research into the South African (Boer War in the late 1800s) for, you guessed it, a Downton Abbey prequel story based on how Robert owesBates his life. It's the one thing that Julian Fellowes never revealed. in facr it was cleverly referenced with the Bafta awards celebrate Downton Abbey in a cute skit with hugh Bonneville and Maggie Smith.