Dr Juliet Barker's Biography
- Forename(s)
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Juliet Rosemary Victoria
- Sex
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Female
- Date of Birth
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5/2/1958 Hull, Yorks
- Foretitle(s)
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Dr
- Surname
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BARKER
- Style
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Dr Juliet Barker
- Recreations
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hill walking, embroidery
Dr Juliet Barker's Professional Career
- Career
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curator and librarian Brontë Parsonage Museum 1983-89, author and broadcaster 1989-; regular contrib to TV and radio as expert on the Brontës, Wordsworth and medieval history (especially 15 century, chivalry, tournaments and warfare); winner Yorks Post Book of the Year 1995, shortlist AT&T Prize 1995, shortlist Marsh Biography Award 1995; lay canon Wakefield Cathedral, supporter Caring for Life; Hon DLitt Univ of Bradford 1999; memb Soc of Authors 1994, FRSL 2001
Dr Juliet Barker's Publications
- Books and Publications
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incl: Tournaments in England 1100-1400 (1985), The Brontës (1994), The Brontës: A Life in Letters (1998), Wordsworth: A Life (2000), Wordsworth: A Life in Letters (2001), Agincourt (2005), The Deafening Sound of Silent Tears: The Story of Caring For Life (2007), Conquest: The English Kingdom of France (2009)
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