Her Story in the Archives | Mariana Lawton

High Petergate was the place to be in York during the early 19th century, and the Belcombes had a front-row seat! Is their house still standing and can we frolic in Mariana's old bedroom? Find out in this first episode of Her Story in the Archives.

Recently married to Ann Walker, Anne Lister visits her ex-wife and best friend, Mariana Lawton, in December 1834. The event is forever known as Xmas 1834. Feelings flair, resulting in both women's choices for self-preservation, love, disappointment, and the closure of a 20+ year relationship that was both passionate and deeply afflicted. Follow along as Marlene Oliveira and I spend two hours dissecting every detail directly from the journals! We discuss the year (and years) leading up to it and how Anne, Marian, and Ann's lives were changed in the following years.