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Charles Churchill – Poet
In his day Charles Churchill (1731- 1764) was a popular poet and satirist, hated by the establishment but held in high esteem by an influential section of society. Besides his poems, Churchill’s lasting legacies are in relation to Dover – … Continue reading
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John Dixwell the Dover Member of Parliament who committed Regicide
Few episodes of early American history intrigued nineteenth century novelists more than the flight of three of the regicides, who had signed the death warrant of Charles I , to New England, following the Restoration of King Charles II in … Continue reading
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Robin Haydon – Ambassador extraordinary
Walter Robert Haydon (1920–1999), known as Robin to his family, friends and the world in general, was one of Britain’s most revered Ambassadors. However, from his inauspicious beginnings it is unlikely that anyone would have expected it of him. Robin was born on 29 May 1920 … Continue reading
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Gertrude Toland – Buckland Hospital’s Extraordinary Doctor
On Dover’s Seafront is a seat dedicated to Dr. Gertrude Toland, there is also a plaque to her memory at Buckland Hospital. These are both in commemoration of her tireless work during the evacuation of Dunkirk, which although generally known was … Continue reading
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William Bernard Traynor VC
In Britain, Armistice or Remembrance Day originally commemorated the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front during World War I on 11 November 1918. That war, however, did not officially end until the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on … Continue reading
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The Dover Historian 