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Turner---Joshua Reynolds---Thomas Gainsborough---Willem van de Velde (Elder & Younger)---William Hodges---William Hogarth-Around the world--Africa---South Africa--Antarctica--Arctic--Asia---India---China--Australia--Caribbean--Europe---Spain---Holland--London & Greenwich---Greenwich walking tours---The Thames---Greenwich--North America--South America Location - Any -Cutty SarkNational Maritime MuseumQueen's HouseRoyal ObservatoryPrince Philip Maritime Collections CentreIn GreenwichOnlineOther Specialism - Any -AstronomyConservationCuratorialEvents & VenuesHMS NHS: The Nautical Health ServiceLibrary & ArchiveVolunteers Search keywords Applied FiltersLibrary & Archive 03 Feb 2020 Crossing the Line: Tales from the 20th Century In March 2016 I released a Call for Participation asking Royal Navy personnel to share their stories of shipboard entertainment. One naval theatrical tradition I wanted to learn more about was 'Crossing the Line' 21 Jan 2020 Secret Intelligent Service: the spies before James Bond As long as there have been military campaigns there has been espionage. Here we look at some examples of written intelligence from spies which can be found in the Caird Library and Archive 14 Jan 2020 The 'Operation Chariot' plan This month we look into Archive and Library item ADL/Q/72, papers relating to the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Lieutenant R.T.C. Worsley DSC, RNVR, for bravery while serving as a Gunnery Officer aboard MGB314, in March 1942 participating in Operation Chariot 19 Dec 2019 What did Polar explorers eat for Christmas lunch? When tucking into your Christmas lunch this year, spare a thought for how polar explorers of the heroic age celebrated Christmas. 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. 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 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. First Prev … Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 … Next Last