Today marks yet another sad anniversary in the Brontë story, for on this day 1861 the Brontë line came to an end. Patrick Brontë, the man who had first taken the name after changing it from Prunty, died aged 84,…
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An Account Of The Death Of Anne Bronte
I know that all of you who visit this site regularly are great fans of Anne Brontë and her work, so I know you share with me in thinking that this is one of the saddest weeks in the Brontë…
Anne Bronte’s Last Journey To York
An unseasonable heatwave has arrived, and it seems that England is about to head into its first ever warm and dry bank holiday (as far as I can remember.) The roads to the coast will no doubt be jammed, and…
Letters To Eliza Kingston
One of the greatest insights into the lives of the Brontë sisters comes through the letters of Charlotte Brontë. Emily wrote letters very rarely, and whilst Anne Brontë may have penned more we have few surviving letters from her. Thankfully…
The Brontes And The Sea
You may have noticed that last Sunday marked a very rare occurrence in this blog – my weekly post failed to appear! Really sorry about that, I was at sea on a Scandinavian cruise and I ran into technical problems…
The Brontes And Burton Agnes
It’s a short Sunday blog from me today, as I’ve just returned from a weekend visiting family at Bridlington – or should I say Burlington as it was called when Charlotte Brontë visited it? There are many picturesque and historic…
The Nussey Family
We are about to enter a trio of days which were joyous ones in the Brontë story – birthdays worth celebrating, all following hot on the heels after each other. Tuesday is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Charlotte…
A Proposal Accepted
Welcome to another new Brontë blog post! I hope you all had a Happy Easter last week; this is a time for joy and celebration, a time to look forward to warmer and cheerier days ahead, so it’s fitting that…
An Easter Letter From Charlotte Bronte
Easter time can be a very busy time for people, whether it’s planning and cooking a big family meal, shopping for chocolate eggs and other essentials, or heading off on a springtime vacation. It can be even busier, of course,…
The Brontes On Palm Sunday
Have you recovered from springing forward yet? UK based readers of this blog will be aware that this morning marked the date when clocks go forward an hour – we lose an hour of sleep, and to me it always…