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• Amelia Opie

  12 June 2026

  Long before she became an activist, Amelia Opie was one of Britain’s bestselling authors. Her first novel, The Dangers of Coquetry, written when she was barely out of her teens, explored the destructive consequences of flirtation and social manipulation.

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• Heritage Open Days: Pablo Fanque: The Fabulous & Mysterious Victorian Showman

  14 September 2026

  Pablo Fanque was an invention, the alter ego of William Darby, a black, workhouse-born, son of Norwich.

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• Norwich “Twenty Stories, One City” Story Walk – Part 2

  24 July 2026

  These walks are part of the Norwich History Festival.

  This 2-part series celebrates VisitNorwich’s 20th anniversary. Each walk will tell the tales of 10 individuals who contributed something significant to the city’s long history.

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• Norwich – City of Mavericks and Pioneering Women with VisitNorwich

  14 July 2026

  Norwich History festival launches with a fun event which will see ten individual speakers give a five-minute talk about their hero or heroine from Norwich’s past and why that person should be better remembered. Part of VisitNorwich’s 20th anniversary

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• Culture in Norwich: The Norwich Friends’ Tapestry

  1 June 2026

  Catch up on the latest culture in Norwich- from brand-new exhibitions to festivals, shows and more across the year!

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• Culture in Norwich: Norfolk Deaf Festival

  29 May 2026

  Catch up on the latest culture in Norwich- from brand-new exhibitions to festivals, shows and more across the year!

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• Elizabeth Fry

  21 May 2026

  Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry is probably one of the most famous women Quakers- a pioneering woman and mother of 11 whose work led to reforms across the world.

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• Julian of Norwich

  8 May 2026

  Julian of Norwich, a mystic who became the first woman to write a book in the English language and whose shrine pilgrims come to visit from around the world.

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• Harriet Martineau

  24 April 2026

  Harriet Martineau achieved world-renown and acclaim for her towering intellect, her radical spirit, the tenacity and rigour of her thinking, and her globetrotting independence.

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• John Crome

  15 April 2026

  The illustrious British master John Crome made Norfolk his muse, finding repeated inspiration for his majestic landscape paintings from Norwich to Yarmouth.

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