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Maritime Memorials: searching for lives lost at sea
Are you interested in family or local history? Do you like visiting churches or are you interested in the lives and deaths of seafarers? Explore our Maritime Memorials database.
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The women who went to sea – dressed as men
Barred from the seafaring life, women had to disguise themselves as men if they wanted to experience the high seas - and brave the consequences of being found out
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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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Research guide P3: Charts of the Spanish Armada by Robert Adams in the Museum
This guide investigates the history of the mighty Spanish Armada the significance of its defeat by an English fleet in 1588 to sixteenth century Europe
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Curators against the clock
Delve into our video series where curators are put against the clock to answer some big questions