Posts tagged with 'castles'

March is Women's History Month and to mark it - like last year - we’ve been bringing you a series of blog posts, this time on Alice Thornton and her links to various other women. In this final instalm...

On Saturday 10 June 2023, project postdoctoral fellow Dr Jo Edge will present on 'Childbirth in the castle: Alice Thornton's trip to Middleham, 1644', at the annual Castle Studies Trust Conference at ...

What is Alice Thornton’s connection to Middleham Castle? While Alice grew up in relative privilege, living in nice halls such as Kirklington and Hipswell with her family, she certainly didn’t live any...

Cordelia Beattie (PI) and Jo Edge (PDRA) will be discussing Alice Thornton’s story, including her connection to the English Heritage site of Middleham Castle in North Yorkshire in episode 173 of the w...