donderdag 21 april 2016

I will collect all kinds of congratulations on the 200 celebrations/birthday of Charlotte Brontë.

 
I will collect all kinds of congratulations on the 200 celebrations/birthday of Charlotte Brontë,

Happy 200th Birthday Charlotte Bronte!
This beautiful cake, which will be delivered by conference organiser Eleanor Houghton later today, will be cut and served to delegates at our conference in Charlotte Bronte's honour on the 13th and 14th of May.
http://www.chawtonhouse.org

 
Parsonage looking beautiful - filled with thanks to
 

Happy 200th Birthday Charlotte Bronte!

Today, 21st April 2016, marks a very special day indeed – it’s the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the world’s most loved novelists: Charlotte Brontë. Celebrations will be taking place on all continents, and I myself will be having a slice of cake and a glass of bubbly in Haworth later today; it should be a birthday party to remember, and of course we’ll also be honouring Emily Brontë and our own dear Anne Brontë in 2018 and 2020 respectively. In today’s blog we’ll take a brief look at Charlotte’s life and at just why she’s so popular two centuries after her birth.
 
 
 
Historic England ‏@HistoricEngland
Happy birthday Charlotte Brontë! Here are 7 buildings which witnessed her life
 
This was the birthplace of Maria and Patrick Brontë’s four youngest children, Charlotte, Branwell, Emily and Anne. It was home to the Brontë family from 1815 when Patrick was curate at the church of St James in Thornton, until 1820 when the family moved to Haworth.
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Happy 200th birthday, Charlotte Brontë!
Ponden Hall ‏@PondenHall   

 
 
Hip hip hurrah!

(tweehonderdmaal) voor Charlotte Brontë, auteur van de klassieker Jane Eyre en de oudste van de drie schrijvende Brontë-zusjes. Zij werd tweehonderd jaar geleden geboren op 21 april 1816.
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Brussel. Zicht op de Isabellastraat. Achteraan de Sint-Goedele. Het witte U-vormige gebouw (links) is het pensionaat Heger

Op 21 april is het tweehonderd jaar geleden zijn dat de Engelse schrijfster Charlotte Brontë geboren werd. De High Tea Birthday Party in Hotel Métropole op 24 april is misschien de gelegenheid om (over) Brontë te lezen.

The Brussels Brontë Group werkt samen met beeldhouwer Tom Frantzen (van onder andere Zinneke) aan een standbeeld van de zussen Charlotte en Emily in Brussel. Een ideale locatie ervoor zou Bozar zijn, waar het Pensionnat de Demoiselles Heger-Parent stond.
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mara ‏@oneandonlymaart                       
Happy birthday Charlotte!

 
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getting ready for tea party
 
 
Portrait Gallery ‏@NPGLondon
A pen and ink self-portrait by Charlotte Brontë , on the manuscript of her poem 'Sunrise'
 
 
 
Celebrating Charlotte's birthday with trusted apple and almond cake
      
 
Brontë Parsonage ‏@BronteParsonage
Charlotte's cake baked by . It was delicious.
 

Facebook/Flower workshop
  
   

 
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On this day in History, Charlotte Bronte born on Apr 21, 1816

 
On this day in History
 Charlotte Bronte born on Apr 21, 1816
200 years ago
 
why-charlotte-bronte-still-speaks-to-us-200-years-after-her-birth
 
The Brontës are remarkable for being three successful authors from one family. But, more remarkably, Charlotte, Emily and Anne were all women who were successful at a time when women didn't have much freedom, either at home or in society. I have always loved their novels which are full of strong female characters who challenge the social conventions of their time. And I can still see their impact today through writers, musicians and film-makers who are continually inspired by them.
But were they really feminist pioneers in their own lifetimes? And what did they really do for women? Read  more: bbc
 
Celebrations  for Charlotte Brontë's bicentenary will be taking place across the world, but here's our guide to what's happening in Haworth ...
           
The Old School Room, Haworth, 11am - 4pm
Charlotte's Birthday Party

We're throwing a party for Charlotte and everyone is invited! There will be tea, birthday cake and a few surprises, so please come along and help us celebrate.

We'll be joined by pupils from Haworth Primary School, who will perform early scenes from Jane Eyre and during the afternoon we'll have music from local performers Charlotte Jones and Eddie Lawler, also known as the Bard of Saltaire.


Members of Otley Cycling Club will be riding between Thornton and Haworth with a floral tribute, which will be laid in the Parsonage Garden at approximately 1pm.  Rev Peter Mayo-Smith will lead the proceedings and there will be a reading by our 2016 creative partner Tracy Chevalier.


Artist Julia Ogden will help visitors make a birthday card for Charlotte and there will also be the opportunity to learn more about the Bronte Society.

At 2.45pm Great British Bake Off contestant Sandy Docherty will present a cake baked especially for the occasion and at 4pm a rose bush (kindly donated by David Austin Roses) will be planted in Charlotte's honour.

 
Brontë Parsonage Museum, 10am - 8pm  Celebrating Charlotte

Join us for what is sure to be a memorable day at the Museum!  BBC Radio Leeds will be broadcasting live from the Parsonage between 9am and 12pm so please come along and join in the fun.

Visitors to the Museum will be invited to hear talks on different aspects of Charlotte Brontë's life, including her experience of school at Cowan Bridge, getting published and her time in Brussels.   Talks will take place at 10.30am and 2pm.  Tracy Chevalier will give a talk about her exhibition, Charlotte Great and Small at 6.30pm.

There will also be the opportunity to meet with members of our Collections team and view some of Charlotte's possessions, letters and manuscripts in the library. These  'Treasures' sessions will take place at 12pm, 2pm and 4.30pm.

The Museum will be open until 8pm and visitors arriving after 6pm will be invited to join us for a celebratory drink.

All activities are free with admission to the Museum, but as space is limited, places to the talks and Treasures sessions will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. charlottes-birthday-party


  
Happy 200th Birthday Charlotte Bronte!
This beautiful cake, which will be delivered by conference organiser Eleanor Houghton later today, will be cut and served to delegates at our conference in Charlotte Bronte's honour on the 13th and 14th of May.
http://www.chawtonhouse.org
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woensdag 20 april 2016

Haworth gearing up for Charlotte Bronte’s big anniversary

Tomorrow is the bicentenary of Charlotte Brontë’s birth.
 
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“At one point we had #JaneAndMe,
 #JaneEyre and
 #Bronte200
 all in the top ten Twitter trends
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The story of Charlotte Brontë – in pictures


I posted before some of these illustrations
I love them
 
The author of Jane Eyre tells you the story of her life, with a little bit of help from Mick Manning and Brita Granström – to celebrate the 200th anniversary of her birth
 
Here some more
 



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And this beautiful picture of the moors

 
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maandag 18 april 2016

Interview: Brontë Society Operations and Development Manager Matthew Withey on the Brontës’ 200th Anniversary

2016 sees the start of five years of Brontë 200th anniversary celebrations, marking the births of the sisters and Branwell, with a further year in honour of their father, Patrick Brontë. With the Brontë Society and the Parsonage at the heart of the celebrations, TSOTA’s Mike Farren caught up with Operations and Development Manager, Matthew Withey, to find out what’s in store for admirers of Yorkshire’s greatest literary family.

TSOTA: What was behind the decision to spread the Brontë 200 celebrations over 5 years?
MW: Charlotte’s bicentenary is this year, but the Brontës managed to get themselves born in consecutive years. We have Branwell’s bicentenary next year, followed by Emily’s. The year after that, we have a fallow year, and we’re going to use that to celebrate Patrick, the father, then we round it all off with a celebration for Anne in 2020.
Read all: thestateofthearts
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Brontë authors on what Yorkshire’s literary sisters mean to them

Sophie Franklin
Deborah Lutz
Lyndsay Faye
Mick Manning
Tracy Chevalier
Jolien Janzing
Nick Holland
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