Ronald Morris's "The Captain's Lady" unearths the extraordinary and often harrowing true story of Beatrice "Beatie" Fry, the formidable wife of the renowned cricketer C.B. Fry. The book delves into Beatie's improbable journey from a scandalous Victorian affair with a married banking heir to her autocratic rule over the "Mercury," a boys' training ship. Morris, who was himself a boy on the Mercury in 1945, reveals how Beatie, in her eighties, governed the ship with an iron rod after her partner's death, leading to severe hardship and even fatalities among the young recruits. This compelling account offers a unique and often unsettling glimpse into a little-known chapter of British social history and the life of a truly indomitable woman.