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Celebrating a Yorkshire woman on Yorkshire Day: Alice Thornton (1626-1707)

Blog article published by Cordelia Beattie on 1 August 2023 yorkshire

Alice Wandesford Thornton was born at Kirklington Hall, Hambleton in 1626 and died at East Newton Hall, Ryedale in 1707. While she spent some of her formative years away in London, Dublin and Chester,...

Alice Thornton Week at Durham Cathedral, 18-21 October 2023: tickets now on sale

News article published by Joanne Edge on 26 July 2023 events

Tickets for our 'Alice Thornton Week' events at Durham Cathedral are now on sale. Please buy early to avoid disappointment! Wednesday 18th October, 7.30pm, Prior's Hall. Public lecture by Cordelia Be...

Digital Edition: Partial Release (side-by-side view)

News article published by Cordelia Beattie on 21 July 2023 TEI digital edition

In collaboration with our partners at King’s Digital Lab, we are delighted to announce that the first 22 pages of our text-encoded files of Alice Thornton’s Book of Remembrances (modernised and semi-d...

Project Symposium: Toward a Reassessment of Alice Thornton's 'Books'

News article published by Suzanne Trill on 12 July 2023 events publications

As promised in our application for AHRC funding, the Alice Thornton’s Books team have organised a symposium that will take place over the next two days, 12 and 13 July 2023, in Edinburgh. Book of Reme...

At the Margins of Alice Thornton's Books

Blog article published by Sharon Howard on 10 July 2023 TEI manuscripts marginalia

"The great blank space provided by the margins" was filled with many kinds of text and image in early modern manuscripts and printed books, and a number of recent and current digital projects reflect ...