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HMS Terror and Sir John Franklin's final expedition
The 2016 discovery of HMS Terror may shed new light on the much-debated fate of Franklin's final expedition. Our curators, Claire Warrior and Jeremy Michell, cover what we know of the story so far.
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When is dawn?
Getting up 'at the crack of dawn' is not something enjoyed by many, but for some religions, dawn has a much larger significance.
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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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The ‘Armada’ portrait and Elizabethan propaganda
What was the legacy of the defeat of the Spanish Armada and Elizabeth I's famous Tilbury speech, and what can the Armada Portrait tell us about it?
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Dying on their own terms: suicides aboard slave ships
On International Slavery Remembrance Day, our curator, Aaron Jaffer, remembers those forced to take their own lives during the horrific Middle Passage
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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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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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Commemorating Hercules Linton
Hercules Linton was the man who designed Cutty Sark.
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Silent Grey Ironclad: The Ship Behind H. G. Wells’ Thunder Child
HMS Thunder Child is one of the most famous fictitious warships in English literature.