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Project team to give talk to Local Writers and Illustrators

News article published by Eleanor Thom on 21 November 2023 events

On Tuesday 21st November, writers taking part in the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s Citizen Project and illustration students from Edinburgh College of Art have been invited for an evening ta...

Project PI to give a talk on Thornton to Edinburgh's Open History Society

News article published by Eleanor Thom on 1 November 2023 events

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 ...

Project Team to Host a Being Human Cafe

News article published by Eleanor Thom on 30 October 2023 events

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...

Throwback Podcast: Debbie Cannon on Alice Thornton, A Woman of Her Time

News article published by Cordelia Beattie on 23 September 2023 deliverances events podcasts

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, ...

Project PI interviewed on CavalierCast about Alice Thornton

News article published by Cordelia Beattie on 12 September 2023 manuscripts podcasts wars of the three kingdoms

Cordelia Beattie (PI) was interviewed by Mark Turnbull for his podcast, CavalierCast, which looks at anything and everything to do with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Have a listen to find out: Have ...