Imagining Roman Britain: The Life & Works of Rosemary Sutcliff

Thursday 19th January 2023 | 6pm

With David Walsh of Newcastle University

Rosemary Sutcliff was one of the most prolific and successful authors on historical fiction in the 20th century. Her novels and short stories took place in a broad range of historical and geographical settings, from Homeric Greece to Civil War England, but she is best remembered for her works set in Roman to Post-Roman Britain, including most famously The Eagle of the Ninth. This talk will discuss how Sutcliff developed her vivid portrayal of life in Roman Britain, including how she drew directly on the archaeological record and the influence of Puck of Pook's Hill by her beloved Kipling, as well as how her own remarkable life led her to imagine the past in a way that few have been able to equal since. 

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