19 May 1919: Eglantyne and her sister Dorothy launched Save the Children at the Royal Albert Hall, London, which was packed to overflowing.

‘An insightful, inspiring and passionate talk… truly mesmerizing.’

xxxFrancis Tay, Woolfson & Tay Bookshop, London


xxx'Brilliant... one of the best speakers I

xxxcan remember.'

xxxJohn McAdams, Saffron Walden Rotary Club


xxxIf you would like to invite Clare to speak at your event, please email: claremulley@btinternet.com

 

Forthcoming Events

 


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2012

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7 March 2012, 7.30pm, Pegasus Grange Group Forum, Oxford

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30 April 2012, 7.30pm, Cherry Hinton Local History Society, St Andrew's Church Centre 

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9 May 2012, 7.30pm, Great Dunmow WI, Essex

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10 May 2012, 2.30pm, Greensted Green WI, Essex 

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Past Events

2011

Saffron Walden Literary Festival, in conversation with Rory McGrath


- Waterstones, Bishop Stortford


- Women's Institute events in Arkesden, Hatfield Peverel, West Wratting and Great Waltham 


- Save the Children events in Cardiff and Scunthorpe

- Cambridge Association for Local History, Sawston Village History Society and local societies in Wethersfield, Eltisley, Haydens Book Club in Great Dunmow and Great Dunmow Tangent Group



2010 

World Book Day celebration, 10 Downing Street

Save the Children events:

- 'Advocacy event at the Houses of Parliament

xxhttp://www.youtube.com/savethechildrenuk#p/u/6/bjDFHhWGuRE 

- Talks in Derby, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Newcastle, Cambridge, Cardiff, Belfast, and Westport, Connecticut, USA.


Literary Festivals:

- The Women's Library Literary Festival, paperback launch

- Kempsford Literary Festival, with Susan Ronald, David Waller and Alex von Tunzelmann

- Essex Literary Festival, with Alison Weir, David Waller and Carol Dyhouse

- The 'Off the Shelf' Literary Festival, Sheffield


Private events at:

- The Institute for Historical Research, London

- The Newman Society, London Oratory School

- The Boars Hill Association, Oxford

- The Rotary Society, Saffron Walden

- The Cambridge Writers Association

- The Women's Institute, Oxfordshire

- The Soroptimists International at Chelmsford, and Soroptimists International Stourbridge Literary Dinner

- 'Day for the Girls of Essex', Chelmsford

- The Arts Bar, Pheonix Theatre, London


Library talks:

- Cambridge Central Library

- Ely Library

- Sevenoaks Library


Bookshop book club talks and book signings:

- Waterstones, Cambridge, St Albans, Bishops Stortford, Bury St Edmunds, Sheffield and Oxford

- Heffers, Cambridge

- Woolfson & Tay, Bermondsey, London


Radio

- BBC Radio Essex: interview on the Dave Monk Show, 4 March

- BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: interview on Matt Jamison's Easy Sunday Show, 14 March

- BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: interview on the Mark Pryke show, 24 March

- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): interview on 'Stateside Evenings' with Annie Warburton, 3 June

Talk Radio Europe: interview on the Hannah Murray Magazine Show, 5 October.

- Newstalk Radio Ireland, interview on the Sean Montcrieff Show

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News

- January 2010, Gordon Brown calls the biography 'a truly brilliant book'

- March 2010, Book longlisted for the 'Cambridgeshire Book of the Decade'

- June 2010, Paperback published in Australia

- October 2010, Paperback published in the USA


2009

Literary and History Festivals

- The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival

- The Cambridge Wordfest

- The Edinburgh International Book Festival, with Mark Bostridge

The London Literature Festival, with Alexander Masters

- The St Albans Festival, with Alison Weir and Sarah Gristwood

- The Wimbledon Book Fest

- The Saffron Walden Literary Festival, with Jojo Moyes

- The Saffron Walden Literary Festival, in conversation with Diana Athill

- The Wellington Literary Festival, Shropshire

- The Mere Literary Festival, with Kate Williams and Adrian Tinniswood

- The London History Festival, with Alison Weir, Sarah Gristwood and David Waller

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Radio

- 'Women's Hour' with Jenni Murray, BBC Radio 4

- 'Good Morning Sunday' with Aled Jones, BBC Radio 2

- The Sadie Nine show, BBC Radio Essex

- The Jo Thoenes show, BBC Radio Oxford

- The Montcrieff Show with Sean Montcrieff, Newstalk Radio, Ireland

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Other talks and events

- Waterstones bookshops events: Nottinghill with Alex von Tunzelmann and Susan Ronald, Bury St Edmunds, and Bishop Stortford.

- Library talks: Ealing with Alex von Tunzelmann and Jad Adams, and Bishop Stortford.

- 15 Save the Children events across the country.

- Private events ranging from Home House private members' club, and The Royal Opera Arcade Christmas Fayre, both in London, to the Saffron Walden Historical Society. Also school events, and private literary lunches.

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2007-2008

  • - Saffron Screen Cinema, Saffron Walden: 'A Real Double Duchess: Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire on page and screen' 

- Saffron Walden Literary Festival, chairing Claire Tomalin

- The Woman Who Saved the Children wins the Daily Mail Biographers Club Prize

- Institute for Historical Research annual conference, London: 'Baby on Board: The impact of the historical development of distinct children's human rights on generational identities and relationships'

- Social History Society annual conference, Exeter: 'Affection or Affectation? The Role and Rhetoric of Maternalism in the development of Women's Social Action in Victorian Britain'

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