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Movement on the Map: Tai Chi Qigong
Find your flow in these gentle sessions on the Ocean Map
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Charles I & Henrietta Maria: 400th wedding anniversary
King Charles I and Queen Consort Henrietta Maria invite you to celebrate their landmark wedding anniversary with a programme of activities at the Queen's House
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Flamsteed Lecture: 350 years of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich
Join Dr Louise Devoy, Senior Curator, as we celebrate three and a half centuries of perseverance, ingenuity and public duty at Royal Observatory Greenwich
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Members' Tour: Ocean Map
Join Tim May, Curator of Maps and Mobilities, to learn how the new Ocean Map was developed and about the deeper history of ocean-centric cartography
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Where did King Henry VIII live and die?
Discover how a jousting accident at Greenwich precipitated King Henry VIII's later obesity and death.
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Facts about Henry VIII
Henry VIII (1491-1547) is one of the most written about kings in English history. He established the Church of England and the Royal Navy
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Queen Elizabeth I facts and myths
Did Elizabeth I have red hair? Was she really a virgin? Sift the facts from the fiction surrounding Elizabeth I
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Spotlight on Polynesian traditional crafts: Mangaian carving
Join distinguished Mangaian carver and cultural educator Robbie Atatoa as he leads a special workshop
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The missions before the Moon landing
2019 was the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and humans walking on the Moon. But it also saw the anniversaries of Apollo 9 and 10.
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Interesting facts about the Moon
What created the Moon? And what are moonquakes? 10 strange facts you didn't know about the Moon