On this day in 1917, eleven were killed in a daylight air raid on Dover, where Isabel is due to attend a funeral.

Written by Mike Walker

On this day in 1917, British naval forces brought a zeppelin down off the coast of Jutland, while near Folkestone Dr Pilchard scours the shoreline.

Written by Mike Walker

On this day in 1917, Sylvia Pankhurst's Peace meeting in Hyde Park was broken up by the police, while in Folkestone, Sergeant Harris marks the first anniversary of his sons' deaths.

Written by Katie Hims

On this day in 1917, Wilfred Owen met Siegfried Sassoon at Craiglockhart, and in Folkestone, Adeline and Victor Lumley see clearly, but in different ways.

Written by Katie Hims

On this day in 1917, the Chancellor of the Exchequer rejected the idea of a channel tunnel, at least until the end of the war, while in Folkestone, Ulysses Pilchard gains ground with his electro-shock treatment.

Written by Katie Hims

On this day in 1917, an increase in wages for women munitions workers was introduced, and Juliet Cavendish finds her working conditions oppressive.

Written by Katie Hims

On this day in 1917, Pope Benedict XV issued a Peace Note to the warring nations, and in Folkestone, Howard Argent plays mediator.

Written by Katie Hims

On this day in 1917, Labour leader Arthur Henderson resigned from the Cabinet under pressure from the press, and in Folkestone, Jessie Moore directs her powers of persuasion at Dennis Monk.

Written by Katie Hims

On this day in 1917, the Labour party voted to send delegates to the Stockholm peace conference, and in Folkestone Sylvia Graham hosts wounded soldiers.

Written by Katie Hims

On this day in 1917, The Times described German coverage of Passchendaele as 'press hysterics', and in Folkestone, Reverend Winwood soothes Alec Poole.

Written by Katie Hims