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Research guide N1: Horatio Nelson
This guide gives a brief biography of Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson and outlines sources for research at the National Maritime Museum, and additional pointers for other useful resources
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Ocean Court at the National Maritime Museum
Explore the ocean. Play in the National Maritime Museum's largest indoor space. Discover what really powers our planet
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Art for all, art for free
Whilst cataloguing a collection of papers from the early 19th century, we came across an intriguing note.
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A lesser-known Melville, below decks on the Dreadnought in 1851 and a Guernsey-born seafarer
Discover some of the surprising entries recently discovered in the medical records of the Dreadnought Seamen’s Hospital.
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Emma’s end: debt, exile and defiance
When Emma, her husband Sir William Hamilton and her lover Lord Nelson returned to England, she must have seen the adoring crowds awaiting Nelson and the endless social invitations coming her way and thought that her future could be bright. By 1813, though, she would be reduced to living in debtors' prison - a non-person to the many she had showered with lavish hospitality only a short while before.
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Printed ephemera: the golden age of ocean travel
Explore printed ephemera at the Caird Library and Archive, a collection that brings to life the golden age of ocean travel.