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See the Queen’s House and its collections in a new light with this series of free lunchtime talks exploring art, architecture, history and our contemporary culture
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Our Ocean, Our Planet
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The pirate hunter's cup
What does a carved coconut shell have to do with one of the most deadly pirates in history? Dr Robert Blyth follows the story of Bartholomew Roberts, and the 'forgotten pirate hunter' Captain Chaloner Ogle
The art of piracy: imagining the world of Zheng Yi Sao
A series of illustrations by Livia Giorgina Carpineto brings the world of notorious pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao to life
Night Sky Highlights - April 2025
Discover what to see in the night sky this April, from the Lyrid meteor shower to bright inner planets, and more.
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written communication t&e: pencil, tombola
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Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham
Cayzer, Irvine and Company Limited
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Queen Alexandra, Consort of King-Emperor Edward VII
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Medal commemorating the Union Castle Line-ending of South African Mail Service after 120 Years (Medal)
Breakfast tray
Button, Union Castle Line (Button)
polisher, floor
The wreck of the Windsor Castle Thursday Oct 19 1876 sketched from the Florence alongside the wreck Sunday Oct 22nd 1876 (Drawing)
Child's cot
Salt spoon: British & Commonwealth Shipping (Salt spoon)
Table floral decoration holder: Union Castle Line (Floral holder)
Knife: Union Castle Line (Knife)
Knife: British & Commonwealth Shipping (Knife)
Fruit spoon: British & Commonwealth Shipping (Fruit spoon)
Fork: Union Castle Line (Fork)
Fork: Union Castle Line (Fork)
Union Castle Line coat hangers (Coat hanger)
Union Castle Line pencil (Pencil)
Union Castle Line Crossing the line certificate (Proclamation/certificate)
Plate
Medal commemorating the Coronation of Edward VII, 1902 (Medal)
War service plaque
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Windsor Castle (Drawing)
R.M.S. Dunottar Castle (Drawing)
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