![]() Inspired by the tin soldiers given to them by their father, the siblings became adept at creating vast mythologies set in fictional and fantastical worlds. The children received a broad and stimulating education that allowed their creativity to flourish. ![]() Patrick Brontë continued the education of Charlotte, Emily, Anne and their brother Branwell at home, with the support of their aunt, Elizabeth. It was surely this, along with her own experiences when she was sent to the school in 1824, that contributed to Charlotte’s portrayal of Lowood school in Jane Eyre. They died from consumpt ion in harsh conditions of the Clergy Daughters’ School at Cowan Bridge, Lancashire to which they were sent by their father. When she was just five years old, Charlotte’s mother died and this was closely followed by the tragic deaths of her two elder sisters Maria and Elizabeth, aged just eleven and ten. ![]() Charlotte had a unique childhood but one also tainted by tragedy. Showtimes: Friday 8 Nov: 7:30pm / Saturday 9 Nov: 2pm & 7:30pmĬharlotte Brontë, born on 21st April 1816, in Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire, was the third of six children born to Rev. ![]() Ahead of Blackeyed Theatre’s production of Jane Eyre at The Atkinson (8 & 9 Nov), we find out more about author Charlotte Brontë and what led her to write the gothic masterpiece. ![]()
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