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Jump on board and hear the lesser known stories of Cutty Sark's history

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Discover the conservation story of the Armada Portrait's restoration, from the early research to the finishing touches.

A new artwork by Linnea Maertens questions what we think we know about notorious female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. See it on display in Pirates at the National Maritime Museum

Find out about the Dutch artists’ time in the Queen’s House

Death was never far away for crew members on a merchant vessel in the 1860s. In 1865 one in twelve vessels reported the death of at least one member of its complement. More surprising perhaps is that births also occurred, but less often with only 1% of vessels reporting them. This study examines just over 4,000 merchant vessels' records of births and deaths in 1865.

This blog from the Caird Library looks at the history of mental health conditions and how they were viewed in the Navy in the past