Blog & News
'But I gave her all medicines': herbal remedies in Alice Thornton's Books
On Saturday 18th November the Thornton's Books team are hosting 'Alice Thornton's Cafe' at Starbank Park, Edinburgh as part of the Being Human festival 2023. As a taster, project postdoc Jo Edge outli...
Read moreProject PI to give a talk on Thornton to Edinburgh's Open History Society
Cordelia Beattie (PI) will give a talk, 'Alice Thornton (1626-1707) and her Rediscovered Manuscripts', to the Open History Society at 19:30 on Friday November 17th 2023 at the Royal Scots Club, 29-31 ...
Read moreProject Team to Host a Being Human Cafe
We are hosting Alice Thornton’s Café on 18th November in Edinburgh as part of Being Human, the UK’s national festival of the humanities. This is a completely free event for the whole community to enjo...
Read moreAlice Thornton and the Irish Rebellion of 1641
This guest blog to mark the anniversary of the Irish Rebellion is by Naomi McAreavey, Associate Professor in Renaissance Literature at University College Dublin. Naomi McAreavey is editor of The Lette...
Read moreThrowback Podcast: Debbie Cannon on Alice Thornton, A Woman of Her Time
In January 2021, during lockdown, the writer and actor Debbie Cannon was interviewed by Lottie Walker of Blue Fire Theatre Company about all things Alice Thornton. They talk about the one-woman play, ...
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