Quiz Trail History Blog
Richard Henry Rouse: The Sittingbourne Man Who Boarded Titanic
Richard Henry Rouse left Sittingbourne aboard RMS Titanic, planning to prepare a new home in America before his wife and daughter followed. He never arrived.
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Why Britain's First Prime Minister Refused Number 10 as a Personal Gift
Sir Robert Walpole could have accepted the Downing Street house as his own. Instead he insisted it become the official residence of his office - starting a tradition that continues today.
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Queen Victoria: The First Night She Slept in Her Own Room
When eighteen-year-old Victoria became Queen in 1837, one of her first acts was strikingly personal: she arranged to sleep in her own room for the first time.
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Charles Dickens and the Romance He Hid for 13 Years
Charles Dickens reportedly kept his relationship with actress Ellen Ternan secret for thirteen years - even after they survived the Staplehurst rail disaster together.
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Beau Nash: The Dandy Who Ruled Tunbridge Wells Society
Beau Nash helped rule fashionable Georgian society in Tunbridge Wells - a dandy, Master of Ceremonies and colourful figure of flirtation and scandal.
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Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn: Three Secretive Days on Sheppey
Before Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn, the couple spent three days together at Shurland Castle on the Isle of Sheppey in October 1532.
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The Matfield Murders: Jealousy, a Shotgun and a White Glove
A wartime love triangle in Matfield ended in three murders - and a white leather glove helped connect Florence Ransom to the crime.
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Ann Thwaytes: The Woman Who Gave Herne Bay a Clock Tower for Her Birthday
Ann Thwaytes loved Herne Bay so much that she donated £4,000 for its famous Clock Tower - which opened on her own birthday in 1837.
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David Garrick: The Stage Superstar Whose Romance Ended in Heartbreak
David Garrick became one of the 18th century's biggest theatrical stars - but behind the curtain was a passionate romance that ended in heartbreak.
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