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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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RRS Sir David Attenborough – timeline and key dates
Follow the timeline of the new polar research ship, from naming and construction to sea trials and beyond
Learning resource
Sensory stories
Sea and polar themed story resources for SEND teachers and pupils
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Prints, politics & peers: John Pine’s tapestry hangings of the House of Lords
One of the many treasures to be found in the collections of the Caird Library is John Pine's The tapestry hangings of the House of Lords: representing the several engagements between the English and Spanish fleets in the ever memorable year 1588 (RMG ID: PBE3597)
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Where is the RRS Sir David Attenborough now?
Track the UK's polar research vessel as it carries out important scientific research with the British Antarctic Survey
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The Stuart navy
There was no full-time navy when James I (VI of Scotland) and Charles I were on the throne. This left the British coastline vulnerable to attack.
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Knotted histories: addressing Britain's colonial legacy through crochet
Meet Sarah Hawke, the artist behind a new crochet kanga on display at the National Maritime Museum