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Windrush histories: memories of moving to the UK
Shirley Fox shares her memories of moving to the UK, in a special oral history marking 75 years since the Empire Windrush's arrival in Britain
Night Sky Highlights - June 2024
Find some fantastic night sky sights you can only catch in June - you won’t even have to stay up late for the best of the June sky to reveal itself!
A closer look at 'The Sailor'
Sophie Warburton explores the story behind a portrait in Royal Museums Greenwich's collection and their connection with the sitter
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ceremonial artifact: monument
clothing, neckwear: uniform: silk
clothing, neckwear: uniform: uniform, Leading Seaman's
clothing accessory: silk
clothing accessory: square, silk
commemorative artifact: monument
commemorative artifact: picture, silk
commemorative artifact: picture, silk/wool
commemorative artifact: square, silk
documentary artifact: map, world
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textile working t&e: winder, silk
water transport: fighting vessel
water transport: fighting vessel: 1st rate
water transport: fighting vessel: 3 decker
water transport: fighting vessel: battlecruiser
water transport: fighting vessel: battleship
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser, 1st class
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser, 2nd class
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Grove, K.
Hamilton, Emma
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Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
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Kurkurst Friedrich Wilhelm 1891 (German navy)
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Ravens Hall 1874
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Seduction and Celebrity: The Spectacular Life of Emma Hamilton
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'Royal George' silk winder (Silk winder)
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Silk picture
Merton Place Surrey (Silk picture)
Silk square
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Silk and envelope (Cabinet contents)
Silk thread (Cabinet contents)
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