Margaret Cavendish’s Blazing World
Event
Professor Tom Stoneham, Department of Philosophy and Dr Keith Allen, Department of Philosophy, University of York
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Event date
Saturday 17 November 2018, 5.30pm to 6pm
Location
K/133, King's Manor, Exhibition Square (Map)
Audience
Open to Open to all, but most suitable for 11+
Admission
Free admission, booking not required
Event details
Margaret Cavendish was a 17th-century scientist, philosopher, novelist and celebrity. Her Blazing World (1666) is one of the earliest English novels, one of the first works of science fiction, and also an early piece of popular science, outlining her criticisms of the Royal Society - Margaret was the first woman to attend a meeting in 1667.
Join Tom Stoneham, Keith Allen and Sarah Cawthorne as they introduce Margaret’s Blazing World through her association with Bolsover Castle (English Heritage), the Derbyshire pleasure palace of the Cavendish family.
Venue details
Not wheelchair accessible
Hearing loop