It has long been thought that Patrick Brontë – Charlotte, Emily and Anne’s father – changed his Irish surname of Prunty or Brunty when he entered St John’s College, Cambridge. During ...

A relatively humble West Yorkshire parsonage occupies a remarkable place in the story of English literature. It was the home of the Rev Patrick Brontë, a widower, where three of the children he raised ...

Enthusiasts of the literary works of the Brontë family can snap up a slice of the family's history at auction next month. While Thornbush Farm on Miry Lane in West Yorkshire is now derelict, its ...