Mary Taylor 200

An alert for today, February 26, from the Brontë Parsonage Museum, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Taylor

Mary Taylor. An Excepcional Life
A free talk on Charlotte Brontë's remarkable friend
February 26th 2017 02:00pm - 02:30pm

2017 marks the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Mary Taylor, one of Charlotte's closest friends. Thought to be the inspiration for Rose Yorke in Shirley, Mary was politically and socially liberal, and chafed against the boundaries of Victorian femininity. Come along to our free talk, and discover more about this little-known Brontë acquaintance.