Claudia Suckling is unfortunately unable to present this talk which will instead be presented by Professor Michael Robertson. The description that follows is almost the same as that for Claudia but with minor changes.

William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones first met at Exeter College, Oxford in 1853 and remained friends until Morris’s death in 1896.  Michael Robertson will talk about their friendship, their collaborations, and the ways in which their relationship influenced and informed their lives and work.

In collaboration with Rottingdean Heritage

Professor Michael Robertson is an Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London and is author of three award-winning books on 19th-century literature and culture. He has published extensively on William Morris and is a trustee of the William Morris Society. He is currently writing a biography of Morris.