Lil Coolidge (1857-1906): Oct 1864 to Jan 1875, a circuitous route from Cannes to Oxford
The wandering years
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 difficult year
Lil Coolidge (1857-1906): Jan 1875 to Dec 1876, introduction to Dorking society
Staying in and ‘Coming Out’
Lil Coolidge (1857-1906): Jan 1877 to Jun 1880, the rocky and twisting road to finding love
A doctor’s wife
Lil Coolidge (1857-1906): Jun 1880 to May 1896: happiness and tragedy in a small country town
Things are never so bad
Lil Coolidge (1857-1906): Jul 1896 to Oct 1906: doing the best she could
He Answered the Call
He Answered the Call: Alfred John Payne, an underage soldier of WW1
“Tail End Charlie”
The remarkable life of a child born from a First World War love-affair
From the Goal Line to the Front Line
The story of Chelsea goalkeeper William Krug who joined the 17th Middlesex (1st Football) Battalion at the start of the Great War.
One purple moment
Harry Mayhew (1886-1933): a teapot full of gold coins leads to mishap and courtroom chaos
Tragedy at sea
Matthew Saumarez (1718-1778): a tragedy at sea and a case of mistaken identity.
