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Rated Navy ships in the 17th to 19th centuries
The rating system of the British Royal Navy was used to categorise warships between the 17th and 19th centuries. There were six rates of warship.
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Royal Naval Dockyards
In the 17th and 18th centuries there were six Royal Navy Dockyards in England, at Deptford, Woolwich, Chatham, Sheerness, Portsmouth and Plymouth
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The first naval Victoria Cross
The first naval Victoria Cross was awarded to Charles Lucas while serving as a Mate on HMS Hecla in 1854 during the Crimean War.
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The Stuart navy
There was no full-time navy when James I (VI of Scotland) and Charles I were on the throne. This left the British coastline vulnerable to attack.
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What happens when all the stars die?
When did the universe start, how come it has all the elements it has and what happens when it's all over?
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What is our closest galaxy?
The unimaginably large Sun is just one of 200,000,000,000 stars that make up our Galaxy (itself one of many)
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Naming the stars
There are only a few things money can't buy and your name on a star is one of them. So how are they named?
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William Hodges and Captain Cook
The artist William Hodges accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific in 1772-74.
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Solar eclipses explained
Find out everything you wanted to know about partial and total solar eclipses, including when to see them in the UK