Quick info:
- Type of event: online
- Date: 16 February
- Time: 7 pm to 8 pm
- Location: Zoom, link available after booking
- Meeting point: n/a
- Cost: free, donations welcome
- Booking instructions: book online. Bookings close at 2 pm on 16 February
‘Saint Hilda of Whitby is a key figure in the history of Christianity in early Britain. Born into a royal family in Northumbria in 614 CE, Hilda entered the church and founded Whitby Abbey. In her historical novel, Hild, based on the early life of the saint, award-winning novelist Nicola Griffith chose to make her heroine bisexual. In this event, Griffith will be in conversation with historian, Cheryl Morgan. They will talk about the research underpinning the novel, and how we understand ideas of sexuality and gender in the ancient and early-medieval world.’