Lady Bedford conference, Oxford, 11-12 August
“Life of the Muses’ day, their morning star!” The Cultural Influence of Lucy Harington Russell, Countess of Bedford, 11–12 August 2016, Lincoln College, Oxford Please see https://ladybedford.wordpress.com/ for conference information, a draft schedule, and full registration details. Graduate subsidies are available thanks to the Society for Renaissance Studies, Royal Historical Society, Royal Musical Association. Early registration would be appreciated. * Keynote speakers: Professor Linda Levy Peck and Professor Merry Wiesner-Hanks. Lucy Harington Russell (1580–1627), Countess of Bedford, was the pre-eminent woman patron of early seventeenth-century England, and a key figure behind the artistic achievements of such luminaries as John Donne,…