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Astronomy Photographer of the Year past winners: Mark Gee, 2013
Discover the story behind the winning image from Astronomy Photographer of the Year 5
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year past winners: James Woodend, 2014
Discover the story behind the winning image from Astronomy Photographer of the Year 6
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Windrush Day: in conversation with historians S.I. Martin and Kelly Foster
Hear about the legacies of the Windrush generation in Britain from historians S.I. Martin and Kelly Foster
The Terror: Exploring the Arctic and the truth behind the TV series
How much of the TV show The Terror was based on historical accounts? Find out with senior curator Dr Claire Warrior
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Elizabeth I's Royal Wardrobe
Queen Elizabeth I was very conscious of her appearance, and her image was engineered to convey wealth, authority and power.
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Elizabeth I: marriage and succession
Concerns about who would succeed Queen Elizabeth I saw Parliament petition her to marry and produce an heir almost immediately.
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Elizabeth I: fashion and beauty
As the Queen of England and the nations most powerful woman, Elizabeth's taste set the of the 1500s.
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Queen Elizabeth I’s speech to the troops at Tilbury
It has become one of the defining speeches in British history - read the words Elizabeth is supposed to have said in full
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A journal from HMS Hood
An interesting item from MSS/84/047, a midshipman's journal kept by Lieutenant Peter Reginald George Worth DSC, RN, from his time aboard HMS Hood, prior to the outbreak of war in 1939.