The English Civil War course taken by Georgina Henry was part of the London University BA history degree in the 1980s. This special paper was a final-year, document-based class and, although it was not Georgina's first choice, her interest in new, even revolutionary, thinking, radical politics and religion, allied to her concern for the lives and ideas of people "below the line", gave her an opportunity to shine. Another member of the class, who went on to complete a doctoral thesis in the same subject, was her future husband, Ronan Bennett.
An intercollegiate course, it was taught by Barry Coward at Birkbeck in the evening, and myself at King's College in the Strand during the day. Both Georgina and Ronan were mature students and she combined her day job with the demands of the course. Only someone with her energy, drive and effectiveness could have managed it.
She was always smiling broadly: her attitude was invariably friendly, democratic and egalitarian. My wife and I got to know her well and later explored the attractions and restaurants of our home territory of Blackheath with her. We were delighted to hear of her pioneering work in open-access publishing: her success came as no surprise.