12 Dec 2019
British colonial life in the East Indies: the diaries of Lady Dorothy Fullerton
The personal diary of a Royal Navy commander's wife offers a striking insight into the lives of the British ruling classes in 1920s India and Sri Lanka.
22 Nov 2019
The Battle of Navarino and an interesting find
Among the manuscripts held by the Caird Library and Archive is a file containing Lieutenant John Harvey Boteler’s observations of the Battle of Navarino. However his account contains much more information than simple notes on his role.
20 Nov 2019
Silent Grey Ironclad: The Ship Behind H. G. Wells’ Thunder Child
HMS Thunder Child is one of the most famous fictitious warships in English literature.
18 Nov 2019
Pioneer maritime photographers at the National Maritime Museum
Names like WH Fox Talbot, Calvert R. Jones and Nicolaas Henneman are not well known within a maritime photographic context. These names are more familiar for their early pioneering photographic work using nature and architecture.
04 Nov 2019
‘A dog, but a sailor at heart’
Discover the story of Just Nuisance, the only dog ever enlisted in the Royal Navy
01 Nov 2019
Wars of Peace: Royal Navy Operations 1918 to 1923
World War I might have ended for some in 1919, but for others fighting continued, whether they liked it or not.
22 Oct 2019
Sailing into exile: Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn’s account of Napoleon’s journey to St Helena
With Napoleon Bonaparte having surrendered to British forces following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo it was decided to send him into exile once again, this time to the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena. Rear Admiral Sir George Cockburn was given the task of transporting the former Emperor to the island on board HMS Northumberland and the Caird Library and Archive holds an extract from his journal (RMG ID: COC/9) covering these events.