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    Cutty Sark Open daily 10am-5pm Last entry 4.15pm Adult: £22 | Child: £11 Members go free
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    ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 winners The winning images in the world's biggest space photography competition have been revealed
    The hidden details in Turner's 'The Battle of Trafalgar' Discover some of the intricacies within J.M.W. Turner’s monumental artwork, on display at the Queen’s House
    A history of the Royal Observatory in six objects Explore 350 years of the world-renowned institution and the people who worked there through six intriguing objects
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Go behind the scenes with our expert curators, astronomers, conservators and library & archive team

12 Feb 2016
The sex life of Samuel Pepys
Curator Kristian Martin looks at the notorious sex life of the famous diarist Samuel Pepys.
08 Feb 2016
Queer histories in the Navy
As part of LGBT History Month author and LGBT/gender historian, Jo Stanley, discusses queer history in the navy.
18 Dec 2015
Samuel Pepys and the Royal Observatory
Curator of the Royal Observatory, Louise Devoy, looks at Samuel Pepys's links to our site here in Greenwich.
04 Nov 2015
‘God preserve us all!’: Samuel Pepys and the Great Plague
The Great Plague was one of the worst disasters in London's history. Samuel Pepys's diaries provide a fascinating insight into how Londoner's dealt with this tragedy.
13 Oct 2015
A rum deal: The origins of Nelson’s blood
Rum has long been a part of Britain's maritime heritage - but what is the real history of Nelson's Blood? Find out more about rum and the Navy below.
02 Sep 2015
‘London’s Burning’: Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London
Curator Kristian Martin on Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London – and how to bury your parmesan cheese...
10 Aug 2015
The founding of the Royal Observatory
Discover the story of the founding of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Britain's first state-funded scientific research institution.
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