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Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar': a maligned masterpiece?

J.M.W. Turner's vast naval scene is a treasure of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection, but why was it so controversial when it was unveiled in 1824?

The Instrument of Surrender

This month we take a look at an item from the Historical Records Collection of the Caird Library and Archive: the Instrument of Surrender of the Japanese forces at Hong Kong.

The pirate hunter's cup

What does a carved coconut shell have to do with one of the most deadly pirates in history?

Cataloguing the Charles Hare manuscript collection

From handwritten manuscripts and letters to photographs and sketches, discover how this intriguing collection has been catalogued by the Library and Archive team

The Price of Victory: N.A.M. Rodger reflects on a landmark naval history

N.A.M Rodger, author of The Price of Victory and recipient of the National Maritime Museum's Caird Medal, reflects on the "happy accident" that led to an extraordinary work of naval history

A stitch in time: the secrets of textile conservation

A 19th century uniform with a dramatic history is on display at the National Maritime Museum. Come behind the scenes to discover the care that went into its conservation

Master of disguise: how a Navy sailor escaped a Napoleonic prison

Discover the true story of Charles Hare, the 19th-century midshipman who used a French officer's uniform to pull off a daring prison break

D-Day and the Royal Navy: remembering the role of Britain's maritime forces

The largest amphibious invasion of the Second World War took place on 6 June 1944. Curator Andrew Choong Han Lin explores how the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy supported the D-Day landings

The ship that never was

The story of a never-commissioned Second World War vessel

Maritime history

War and conflict