January 25, 2025 Unearthing Hidden Histories (an article written for local publication The Looker) Eight years ago, I attended a Remembrance Day service at the old Folkestone cemetery. It’s the kind of place you might walk past without…
January 25, 2025 1809 – Teenage wife goes to sea with captain Mary Sophia, 15 years old, sailed down the Thames with husband James Collins, 24, outward bound for Portugal. The couple, from Holborn, hoped their…