Thursday Talk: The Asante Empire and Brontë Juvenilia
Thursday Talks occur twice on the day: once at the Museum and once online. You can book tickets for both here.
For the in-person talk, please reserve your place below, but kindly note, you'll need to show your Museum ticket (or proof of local residency) on the door.
For the online talk, a recording will be sent out afterwards for online-talk ticket holders who missed the live event.
| Event | Time | Price | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-person | 2pm | Free with entry to the Museum and for residents in BD20, BD21 and BD22 | Brontë Space at the Old School Room |
| Online | 7:30pm | £6 | On Zoom: a link will be sent before the event |
The Brontës are famous for their Yorkshire roots, but they were well aware of events in the wider world. In the 1820s, when they were still children, Britain went to war with the powerful Asante Empire in West Africa. In connection with our new exhibition, The Colonial Brontës, Parsonage curator Dr Murray Tremellen explores the history of the First Anglo-Asante War and shows how it became a key source of inspiration for the Brontës’ juvenile writings.
Dr Murray Tremellen has been a curator at the Brontë Parsonage Museum since May 2023. He previously worked as curator of social history at York Museums Trust. He co-curated this year’s temporary exhibition, The Colonial Brontës, in collaboration with principal curator Ann Dinsdale and guest curator Prof. Corinne Fowler.
If the event is cancelled, we’ll contact you. We reserve the right to make changes to our programme. All information is correct at the time of booking. We kindly ask that you do not bring dogs or other pets to our in-person events unless stated otherwise (if you'd like to bring your service dog to an event, please let us know).
