This master thesis deals with euphemisms found in the book “The World of Downton Abbey” and the first and the second season of the television series “Downton Abbey”, and their division according to Allan and Burridge’s (1991) classification system. In each society, there are certain terms that people try to avoid mentioning directly because they are believed to be inappropriate. To be able to talk about inappropriate topics, people usually employ euphemisms in their language to express themselves. The main aim was to analyze the frequency and types of euphemisms, the specific contexts in which characters employ them, and the primary themes that prompt their use. The semantic domains with the highest number of euphemisms are death, love, sexual orientation, and religion. Because of the events that occurred during the period in which the action takes place, death is the most common topic, which led characters to produce the highest number of euphemisms related to that domain. The results have shown that understatement is the type of euphemism that appears most frequently, especially in the television series. After understatement, circumlocution is the second most frequent type of euphemism, followed by metaphor. Both understatement and circumlocution are typical of polite society. The explanation for this is historical time frame of the early 20th century, when the society paid special attention to their behavior and their way of talking to others. In everyday conversation, euphemisms play an important role, so the findings of this paper help to clarify our understanding of euphemisms.