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From cruise ship to floating hospital – the SS Uganda during the Falklands conflict
Ship's purser Alison Harris shares her memories of the Falklands conflict, and how her ship was transformed into a floating hospital
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Nanny of the Maroons
Find out about the influential and iconic resistance fighter, Nanny of the Maroons.
Creative responses to the Atlantic Worlds Intervention
Explore poems and photographs created by young people as part of the one-day intervention held in the National Maritime Museum's Atlantic Worlds gallery
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Tudor fashion
Do you know your Spanish farthingale from your Drum? Or your English hood from your French? Types of Tudor fashion evolved throughout the period.
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Facts about Henry VIII
Henry VIII (1491-1547) is one of the most written about kings in English history. He established the Church of England and the Royal Navy
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Who were Henry VIII's wives?
Henry VIII is one of history's most famous monarchs and best known for his six marriages
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Henry VII | Where was he born and how did he die?
Henry VII is known for being the first Tudor King, and for being the father of King Henry VIII. A shrewd king, he gathered huge wealth for the Crown
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When is dawn, dusk and twilight?
How do we calculate the precise moment of sunrise or sunset? And exactly when is twilight?
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What is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) - and why does it matter?
How did local clock time in Greenwich change the world?