Discover how women engaged with the Royal Navy in the 17th and 18th centuries, uncover the truth of Mary Bryant, and take a deep-dive into the lives of fascinating female characters from history who called the Cornish coastline home.

Mary Broad/Bryant – The Creation of a Cornish Legend with Dr Charlotte MacKenzie

Convicts embarking for Botany Bay – T. Rowlandson. Credit: National Library of Australia.

 Thursday 10 October, 7.30pm

Dr Charlotte MacKenzie tells Mary Broad’s remarkable story, from Cornish convict in Australia to escapee.

Find out more about this inspiring lecture here

  Next date 7th November : Forgotten Women of the Cornish Coast with Elizabeth Dale