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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...

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...

Another opportunity to catch a performance of 'The Remarkable Deliverances of Alice Thornton' in Thornton's home territory, North Yorkshire! Debbie Cannon's acclaimed one-women show is part of this ye...