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Prof. Cordelia Beattie is giving a talk on Alice Thornton's Books to the University of Glasgow's Centre for Gender History research seminar on Monday 23 February 2026, 1-3pm. The talk is entitled 'Ali...

This post was originally published on 30 May 2023 for the British Library's Untold Lives series. Alice Thornton (1626–1707), a Yorkshire gentlewoman, made sure that her life didn’t go untold by writi...

As part of her inaugural lecture, 'Beyond “Shakespeare’s Sister”: Writing Women and Literary Culture, c. 1580–1700', Suzanne Trill, will be speaking about Alice Thornton. This event will be in-person:...

We are delighted to share the news that the Alice Thornton’s Books project has been recognised by the Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender (SSEMWG) in their annual publication awards...

Have you seen that our project has had some news coverage? First, we appeared in the Guardian, with project lead Cordelia Beattie talking to Harriet Sherwood. The story has now been picked up by the S...