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The East India Company employed Asian seamen known as Lascars in the 17th century, who served on European ships

This guide outlines some ways in which you can trace information about merchant shipping wrecks, losses and casualties

Royal Museums Greenwich is home to Royal Observatory Greenwich, the iconic historic sailing ship Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum and the Queen’s House

A brief look at the varied career of the Scottish physician, author, and campaigner, whose personal papers were recently catalogued.

William Bligh was an officer in the Royal Navy and was the victim of a mutiny on his ship, the Bounty, in 1789