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The birth of Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë is born in Thornton, England. She is the third of six children, -
Move to Howards
In 1820 the Brontë family moves a few miles too Haworth where Patrick Brontë is appointed as a perpetual curate -
The death of her mother
Maria, her mother, died of cancer. Leaving behind 4 daughters and a son. -
The death of two sisters.
Maria and Elizabeth both die of tuberculosis. This is likely caused by the poor health conditions of the school they were in. After these two deaths Charlottes father decides to take her and her sister Emily away from the school -
First visit to Brussel
Charlotte and Emily stay at a boarding school in Brussel, run by Constantin Héger and his wife. Charlotte got a lot of attention from Héger and was very happpy with this. Their stay was cut short when Elizabeth Branwell, her aunt who took care of the familiy after her mothers death, died and they went back to England for the funeral. -
Another death in the family
Aunt Elizabeth Branwell died, as talked about before this caused Emily and Charlotte to come back to England -
Second visit to Brussel
Only Charlotte went back to Brussels after the funeral. She became a teacher at the boarding school. She was very homesick, but she was in love with Constatin Héger so she stayed for a while. -
Back to England
During January 1844 Charlottes homesickness took over and she went back to England. She wrote love letters to Héger for quite a while, but he didn't answer her letters often as he wasn't interested in her romanticly. He wanted to destroy the letters, however his wife preserved them to prove the love was unanswered if there was ever to come problems with it. When Charlotte got back to England she started writing. Her books have been influenced greatly by her time in Brussels -
Emily Brontë dies
Emily Brontë dies at age 30, she was best known for her work "wuthering heights" -
The death of Anna
Anne Brontë dies at age 29. She is mostly known for her works "Agnes Grey" and "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" -
The death of Charlotte Brönte
Charlotte Brönte dies during her first pregnancy at age 38. She outlived all of her brothers and sisters besides her father. -
Publication of the Héger letters
Hégers children have gotten hold on the letters sent to their father and decide send them to a libary since Charlotte was famous now. 4 of the letters written by Charlotte Brontë are published by The Times of London. Besides one postscript they're written in French
