Wainwright believes the Brontës’ subsequent need for money meant that, “Branwell’s decline was instrumental in pushing the sisters to write.” Physically, the sisters were opposites.

A painting thought to be a previously unknown portrait of the three Bronte sisters is expected to make up to £40,000 at auction. The watercolour, attributed to Queen Victoria's favourite artist ...

Raised on the wild Yorkshire moors, all three sisters died before they were 40, leaving enduring novels including Charlotte’s ...

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The sisters were born in Thornton close to the new housing development Streets on a new housing development in West Yorkshire are to be named after the Brontë sisters and their books after a ...