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What can the back of a painting tell us? Paintings conservator Lucy Odlin sheds some light on the often overlooked underside of Tudor masterpieces.

The Sea Maidens is a medium-sized oil painting (818 x 1428 mm) by Evelyn De Morgan (1855-1919), completed in 1886. It is hung in the Queen's House, below a portrait of Queen Victoria (1842) by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, courtesy of the de Morgan Foundation.

As part of LGBT History Month author and LGBT/gender historian, Jo Stanley, discusses queer history in the navy.

Royals, courtiers and complex relationships - what can we learn from exploring the lives of those who loved at the Queen's House?

What links Bond author Ian Fleming, a Norwegian spy on 'a night out in town' and a smuggled Christmas tree?

As well as being a naval hero, Lord Nelson was an interesting and complex man. His letters and diaries reveal much about his character

The artist William Hodges accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific in 1772-74.

Remembered as the most successful captain of the Cutty Sark, Captain Woodget broke records and gained acclaim in the maritime world