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    Sea Shanty Festival 2026 Visit Cutty Sark for a fantastic day of sea song performances and workshops in celebration of the tea clipper's 157th birthday
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    Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar': a maligned masterpiece? J.M.W. Turner's vast naval scene is a treasure of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection, but why was it so controversial when it was unveiled in 1824?
    Dog that dived to the bottom of the ocean surfaces at the National Maritime Museum A toy that journeyed to the very bottom of the ocean has been donated to the National Maritime Museum.
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Blog post
Shipyard Spotlight: hiding in plain sight
This month we explore Shipyard Spotlight, a short-lived wartime government publication recently discovered in the collections of the Caird Library and Archive. It offers researchers a fascinating glimpse into the changing social attitudes of the time.
Story topic
Oral histories: the women of the RNLI
Listen to the stories of women who volunteer with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution – part of a series of recordings by the National Maritime Museum
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February half term at Cutty Sark
Join us this February half term for a range of fun family activities at Cutty Sark
Story topic
King Charles II: Public and personal life
Certainly mercurial and brilliant; quite possibly lustful and in the grip of dark and foreign powers: Charles II was one of the nation's most interesting and beguiling rulers
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Art Laughs at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre
Get ready for a guided tour with a difference, exploring the weird and wonderful collections of Royal Museums Greenwich with comedian Verity Babbs and special guests
Blog post
Queer Histories in the Queen’s House
Royals, courtiers and complex relationships – what can we learn from exploring the lives of those who loved at the Queen's House?
Blog post
Sailors and sexuality: searching for LGBTQ+ histories in the Royal Navy
For LGBTQ+ History Month we go in search of some of the hidden histories within the Caird Library and Archive collections
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Members' lecture: Wilful murder? – the sinking of the Lusitania
Join author and historian Diana Preston as she relates the final fatal voyage of the Cunard liner, Lusitania
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