04 Jul 2019
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.
25 Jun 2019
Queen's House and Glasgow School of Art: celebrating our Armada Activity Partnership
In the Armada Portrait, Elizabeth I is adorned with multiple strings of pearls, sumptuous velvets, silk ribbons and gold embossed designs. It is a painting packed with symbolic meaning - and Renaissance bling!
12 Jun 2019
Sir Isaac Heard: the man who helped the nation mourn Nelson
In this blog we recall how the nation bid farewell to Nelson and look at the life of the Garter King of Arms, Sir Isaac Heard (1730-1822), who organized the procession and ceremony.
07 Jun 2019
Richard Parker and the Nore Mutiny: rebellion and retribution in the Royal Navy
Richard Parker was sentenced to death for his role in the 1797 Nore Mutiny - but was he a ringleader or a scapegoat?
04 Jun 2019
'The Sea Maidens': Evelyn de Morgan and the transfiguration of the feminine with the divine
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.
28 May 2019
Tales from the Poles
The Caird Library holds many stories from those who made incredible journeys to the Poles, pushing the boundaries of exploration
24 May 2019
Tenacious women in the kingdom of letters
The correspondence between mothers and wives to John Markham, on the Admiralty Board, reveals the surprising role these women played in attempting to secure their family's survival