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Friday, June 28, 2013
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Workshop: The Life and Times of Catherine ExleyScarman House, Syndicate Room 19Yorkshire-born Catherine Exley (1779-1857) was the wife of a British soldier who followed her husband through the Peninsular War. Unusually, we are able to read Exley's own account of her experiences in a personal diary that was printed in a local newspaper after her death. While Exley witnessed major events such as the battles of Salamanca and Vitoria, her diary is especially vivid in its recollections of the terrible privations and personal tragedies she faced on the long trek through Spain and Portugal. This workshop brings together specialists in a range of areas to consider the multiple dimensions of Exley's account, its context and its significance. |