Quiz Trail History Blog
Pimm’s was invented by James Pimm who lived just outside Sittingbourne!
Pimm’s was invented by James Pimm who lived just outside Sittingbourne! Find out more ...
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Our Quiz Trails are full of local history ...
Our Quiz Trails are full of local history and often the facts we discover are so interesting … here are some!
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The newspapers love to report a scandal! Here are a couple of Surrey scandals!
The newspapers love to report a scandal! Here are a couple of Surrey scandals!
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Surrey has certainly produced a huge array of stars ...
Surrey has certainly produced a huge array of stars of the cinema, radio, theatre, and television screens … here are some!
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Love and romance connected with Kent history ...
Divorced, beheaded, died, Divorced, beheaded, survived … … is the well-known historical reference to the fate of King Henry VIII’s six wives. Catherine Howard was sadly the fifth wife in this reference …
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Comedians connected with Kent!
Clive Dunn was born in 1920, the child of theatrical parents who toured. He was sent to boarding school at Sevenoaks School when he was just nine, being the youngest boy in the school and two years younger than any others.
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Discover three eccentric characters connected with Kent!
On 4th February 1980 Jean Barker was made a life peer in the House of Lords and chose her title ... and thus she became “Baroness Trumpington of Sandwich in the county of Kent”.
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Two Hollywood stars connected with Kent!
This Hollywood superstar was a fan of Faversham! When we (those of us of a certain age!) think of Marlon Brando we think of Don Corleone … the big gangster boss Marlon played in 1972 film The Godfather.
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Why the White Horse? Why 'Invicta'?
Back in time - between the 6th and 8th century the white horse was the symbol for the ‘Jutish Kingdom of Kent’. The legend of using the white horse symbol along with the wording ‘Invicta’ (meaning ‘unconquered’) goes way back.
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