Diane Purkiss

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Gender	Female
Age	63
Date of birth	June 30,1961
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Born	Sydney
	Australia
Books	The Witch in history: Early modern and twentieth-century representations
	The English Civil War: A People’s History (2007)
	The English Civil War: Papists, Gentlewomen, Soldiers, and Witchfinders in the Birth of Modern Britain
	English Food: A People’s History
Job	Tutor
Education	Roseville College
	The University of Queensland
	Stuartholme School
	Merton College
Date of Reg.	2019-09-24 00:31:08
Date of Upd.	2023-07-01 08:15:51
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Diane Purkiss Life story

Diane Purkiss is an Australian historian, and Fellow and Tutor of English at Keble College, Oxford. She specialises in Renaissance and women's literature, witchcraft and the English Civil War.

Delilah: Song ban opens debate on depictions of violence against women

Feb 3,2023 10:01 pm

... So does the row over Delilah mean other types of performances should face similar scrutiny? " There is a huge amount of violence against women in Shakespeare, " said Diane Purkiss, a professor of English Literature at Keeble College, Oxford...