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Discover the story of Just Nuisance, the only dog ever enlisted in the Royal Navy

With Napoleon Bonaparte having surrendered to British forces following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo it was decided to send him into exile once again, this time to the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena. Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn was given the task of transporting the former Emperor to the island on board HMS Northumberland and the Caird Library and Archive holds an extract from his journal (RMG ID: COC/9) covering these events.

When tucking into your Christmas lunch this year, spare a thought for how polar explorers of the heroic age celebrated Christmas.

Watch the three unique films produced by local volunteers aged 15-18 as part of this Summers Young Volunteers Film Project.

The Moon and its light have inspired illustrations, paintings, and woodblock printings. Discover this connective force in art through the artworks of Turner, Rubens, Yoshitoshi and many more.

HMS Thunder Child is one of the most famous fictitious warships in English literature.

Among the manuscripts held by the Caird Library and Archive is a file containing Lieutenant John Harvey Boteler's observations of the Battle of Navarino. However his account contains much more information than simple notes on his role.

The personal diary of a Royal Navy commander's wife offers a striking insight into the lives of the British ruling classes in 1920s India and Sri Lanka.

There are plenty of companies offering (very expensive) flights into space. But how close are we to true space tourism?

This month we look into Archive and Library item ADL/Q/72, papers relating to the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Lieutenant R.T.C. Worsley DSC, RNVR, for bravery while serving as a Gunnery Officer aboard MGB314, in March 1942 participating in Operation Chariot