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In this blog we uncover some of the stories which our archives can tell us of the dangers of working in the British Empire in the service of the East India Company

Merchant Seamen death records are key resources for anyone hoping to understand the history of the Merchant Navy during the Second World War.

On 11 May 1820 the ship that would later carry Charles Darwin to the Galapagos Islands was launched. Find out more about the remarkable legacy of HMS Beagle.

Sir John Franklin's expedition to map final part of the Northwest Passage departed on 19 May 1845. The two exploration ships, HMS Erebus and Terror were towed from Greenhithe in Kent at 10.30am.

Having skippered her first Trans-Atlantic race at just 20, Nikki Henderson is one of the UK's leading young sailors. In 2018, Nikki became the youngest ever skipper of a round the world race at the age of 25

Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers – what's the difference? Find out more about the terminology of migration.

At the end of the Second World War Britain was busy rebuilding a nation that was shattered by the war. The British government recruited workers from the Caribbean to cope with the shortage of labour in some British industries.

Juno is a space probe developed by NASA which is currently orbiting around Jupiter. Now 4 years into its mission, what has the Juno probe revealed about the largest planet in our solar system?

Contrary to popular belief, the Titanic disaster of 1912 was not Britain's greatest loss of life at sea. The Lancastria disaster of 1940 is the most catastrophic loss recorded.

The rare book collection at the Caird Library holds numerous delights. One of our readers requested this book and it particularly caught my eye as it is written by an officer who began service in the Royal Navy as a young lad in the 1800s.