Alice Liddell, daughter of the Dean of Christ Church College, inspired Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland on July 4, 1865. It’s a favorite among literary enthusiasts, but her life after is not as well-known. According to local rumors, the real-life Alice became the love interest of Prince Leopold, the youngest son of Queen Victoria. However, she eventually married professional cricketer Reginald Hargreaves in Westminster Abbey. They lived at the now-demolished Cuffnells mansion in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, and had three sons. After her husband’s death, Alice visited America and met Peter Llewellyn Davies, one…
