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Online talk
“By her own consent”: The Murder of Mary Ashford and Rape Culture in the Georgian Era. Now available to watch on YouTube.
The Door Podcast
Catch me on The Door History Podcast, a new project with Lena Augustinson, in which we unlock women’s stories. In 30-minute episodes.
Sunday Sequence
On 2 August I participated on BBC Radio Ulster’s discussion on the struggle to live up to the past.
Jury of Matrons talk
My talk related to Lucy Kirkwood’s play The Welkin at the National Theatre, London was cancelled due to the Coronavirus situation. Read the blog instead.
Sanditon
Read my review of the TV adaption of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel for the Historical Writers’ Association. Also my episode recaps.
Next project
I am in the process of completing the second draft of my book (w/t) The Stars Go Out, the story of an ambulance driver in Blitz-torn Chelsea. Talk to my agent for more information.
Reviews of my books
Miranda Kaufmann on The Disappearance of Maria Glenn
“Clifford tells her tale with sympathy and insight, carefully picking out the chain of events from the conflicting contemporary reports. The Disappearance of Maria Glenn is a fascinating read, dispelling our romantic notions of Regency ‘elopements’ by throwing light on a case where the ‘suitor’ was clearly motivated more by avarice than love.”
Emily Brand on Women and the Gallows
“[I] can already confirm that the actual contents are Very Excellent.”
Nell Darby on The Murder of Mary Ashford, in Criminal Historian
“What Naomi Clifford does particularly well is her placing of Mary Ashford’s murder into its context, but she also shows how its brutality ‘became a marker against which the murders of women were compared’. And what happened to the man who was acquitted of Mary’s murder, the unpleasant Abraham Thornton? You’ll have to read The Murder of Mary Ashford to find out more.”
“It is 4 stars from me for this one, it was a well-researched book and a great addition to my true crime collection – highly recommended!”
