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19 Jun 2017
Conserving the Gibson Glass Plate Negatives
Conservator Lauren Ashley-Irvine tells us about her work on this important collection.
26 May 2017
Burial at sea
What exactly happened in the past when someone died during a voyage and was buried at sea?
14 Mar 2017
Pouting lips and mercury pastes – conforming to 18th-century ideals of beauty
As a young woman Emma Hamilton was one of the era's most celebrated beauties, enchanting aristocrats and artists alike. But how did other women fare in this age of pressure to conform to ideals of feminine beauty. Historian Emily Brand investigates.
19 Jan 2017
The legend of Tam O’Shanter
There are many unique and memorable things about clipper ship Cutty Sark. Her name is just one.
16 Jan 2017
The Age of the Silhouette
Charles Burns, an artist who specialises in silhouettes, shares the history of this fascinating art form.
21 Dec 2016
Ian Fleming, a Spy and the smuggled Christmas Tree
What links Bond author Ian Fleming, a Norwegian spy on 'a night out in town' and a smuggled Christmas tree?
30 Nov 2016
The Great Storm of 1703
The Great Storm of 1703 wreaked havoc across southern Britain, and it remains one of the worst storms in British recorded history.
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