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Who was Blackbeard?
Blackbeard is one of the most infamous pirates who ever lived, but can we separate the facts from the myth?
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Nina Baker: one of the first women navigation officers in the Merchant Navy
Learn about Dr Nina Baker’s struggle to become one of the first women navigation officers in the British Merchant Navy
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The founding of the Royal Observatory
Discover the story of the founding of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Britain's first state-funded scientific research institution.
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How to make a ship's biscuit
Ship's biscuits or hard tack was a vital part of a seaman's diet in the years before the introduction of canned food in the mid-nineteenth century. Try the ship biscuit diet for yourself by following our recipe!
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Weathervanes at the Royal Observatory Greenwich
Discover the history and stories behind the Royal Observatory's weathervanes
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The Discovery of Uranus
Learn more about how William Herschel discovered Uranus in 1781, the first new planet that had been discovered since antiquity
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A book from the Bounty
The world's greatest maritime archive is full of fascinating objects with amazing stories to tell. Today we're looking at a book that was taken by the Bounty Mutineers in 1789. 
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‘London’s Burning’: Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London
Curator Kristian Martin on Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London – and how to bury your parmesan cheese...
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18th century sailing times between the English Channel and the Coast of America: How long did it take?
At the Caird Library we receive questions about sailing times between two ports of call very frequently.
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Ian Fleming, a Spy and the smuggled Christmas Tree
What links Bond author Ian Fleming, a Norwegian spy on 'a night out in town' and a smuggled Christmas tree?