# otd brontes johnbold haworth yorkshire

1817 Ellen Nussey was born. She became the lifelong friend of Charlotte Bronte, and it's thanks to her preservation of a large collection of Charlotte's letters that we know so much about the Brontes. A loyal and loving friend to the very end - Happy 204th Birthday Ellen!

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2021-04-19

1783 Maria Branwell is born in Penzance, Cornwall - she became mother of the most famous writing siblings of them all - the Brontes. Here she is in 1799, in blue (centre front) in a Penzance mural, and here also is the house she grew up:

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2021-04-15

Northern art: "Haworth Parsonage"...Home of the

Atmosphere beautifully captured by artist (British,1895-1979).

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2018-11-30