Growing up in a rather unorthodox and bohemian environment in the early 1960s, I don’t remember my brother or I having expensive and commercially produced ‘toys’, rather we were encouraged to play with the things around us and explore our world. Perhaps because our father was ‘in films’ we were especially encouraged to take part … Continue reading Make-believe play
Author: Natalie Mayhew
Originally a London girl, now living in Rochester, Kent. Fascinated by social history and passionate about equality, diversity and inclusion
A most trusted and loyal aide
Charles Reginald Collingwood (1855-1934): Thirty five years in service and links to a notorious Victorian gothic mystery
Just a soldier
John Eric Bovill (1894-1916) another young life lost through war
Destiny and duty
Emma Levens (1873-1908) a story of love, marriage and motherhood in urban nineteenth century London
An original ‘Anti-Vaxxer’
Edward Wackrill (1840-1878) a nineteenth century 'anti-vaxxer' who refused to be vaccinated against smallpox
Gone without a trace
Edward Henry Bovill (1887-1916) just one of the many thousands of 'Missing of the Somme'
Margaret Todd (1736-1809)
Margaret Todd (1736-1809) Overview with links to chapters on her story
Caught between the lines
Margaret Todd (1736-1809): 1736-1778, her early life and the first years of the Revolutionary War
The Damnedest Rebel
Margaret Todd (1736-1809) 1778-1809, life in occupied New York
Lil Coolidge (1857-1906)
Lil Coolidge (1857-1906) Overview with links to separate stories about her life
Funny where life takes you... 