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    Cutty Sark Open daily 10am-5pm Last entry 4.15pm Adult: £22 | Child: £11 Members go free
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    ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 winners The winning images in the world's biggest space photography competition have been revealed
    The hidden details in Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar' Discover some of the intricacies within J.M.W. Turner’s monumental artwork, on display at the Queen’s House
    A history of the Royal Observatory in six objects Explore 350 years of the world-renowned institution and the people who worked there through six intriguing objects
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Revealing an icon: conserving the ‘Armada portrait’
Discover the conservation story of the Armada Portrait's restoration, from the early research to the finishing touches.
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Young, female and powerful: Was Elizabeth I a feminist?
Over 450 years ago, Elizabeth I became queen of England. She reigned over a Golden Age, withstood moral criticism and became adept at image management and power dressing. Women in power today relate to her experiences. But can we claim a 16th century monarch as a feminist?
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‘God preserve us all!’: Samuel Pepys and the Great Plague
The Great Plague was one of the worst disasters in London's history. Samuel Pepys's diaries provide a fascinating insight into how Londoner's dealt with this tragedy.
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Samuel Pepys and the Royal Observatory
Curator of the Royal Observatory, Louise Devoy, looks at Samuel Pepys's links to our site here in Greenwich.
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Pouting lips and mercury pastes – conforming to 18th-century ideals of beauty
As a young woman Emma Hamilton was one of the era's most celebrated beauties, enchanting aristocrats and artists alike. But how did other women fare in this age of pressure to conform to ideals of feminine beauty. Historian Emily Brand investigates.
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Conserving the Gibson Glass Plate Negatives
Conservator Lauren Ashley-Irvine tells us about her work on this important collection.
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Burial at sea
What exactly happened in the past when someone died during a voyage and was buried at sea?
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Halloween on board Cutty Sark
For many of us, Halloween offers a chance to embrace our fascination with fear. But for the crew of Cutty Sark, every day of the year could hold deadly threat...
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Black History Month: Marcus Bailey and the Battle of Jutland
During Black History Month Curator Andrew Choong Han Lin shares the story of Marcus Bailey, who served on HMS Chester at the Battle of Jutland
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The Great Storm of 1703
The Great Storm of 1703 wreaked havoc across southern Britain, and it remains one of the worst storms in British recorded history.
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