Invisible no more: The beautiful Mrs Robinson confessed on Margate beach to being Dickens’s secret lover. Why did her ‘spiritual adviser’ break her confidence? By Mike Gunnill
The greatest sport: Cricketer A. J. Evans turned escaping the enemy into a fine art. By Crispin Whiting
Look back on Angerstein: Wharf brought freight trains and prosperity to an area of old Kent. By Mary Mills
Rolls-Royce socialite: Barmaid Maud, the colourful muse who mixed with the rich and artistic. By Paul Tritton
Strood, Messi and Maradona: Fishmonger’s son founded a sporting legend in Argentina. By Andrew Rootes
A new port for war: Dover was too busy, but supplies had to get through to the Western Front. By Colin Varrall