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A rum deal: The origins of Nelson’s blood
Rum has long been a part of Britain's maritime heritage - but what is the real history of Nelson's Blood? Find out more about rum and the Navy below.
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Stripes and the Sea: the History of the Breton Top
Maritime history has always influenced fashion - and no object more so than the Breton Top. But where did the history of the famous stripes begin?
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Captain Matthew Webb (1848–1883): the first person to swim the Channel
Captain Matthew Webb was the first person to swim across the English Channel unaided. Using our library and archive collections we research the life of this extraordinary man.
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Catharine Dowman and the preservation of Cutty Sark
There are few influential female figures in Cutty Sark's story but one notable character is Catharine Dowman, née Courtauld.
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Who won the Battle of Jutland?
Curator Andrew Choong tries to make sense of the First World War's greatest sea battle.
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Black Poppies – Britain’s Black Community and the Great War
Author and historian Stephen Bourne shares stories of the African and Caribbean Royal and Merchant Navy personnel who served in the First World War.
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A book from the Bounty
The world's greatest maritime archive is full of fascinating objects with amazing stories to tell. Today we're looking at a book that was taken by the Bounty Mutineers in 1789. 
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‘London’s Burning’: Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London
Curator Kristian Martin on Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London – and how to bury your parmesan cheese...
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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.