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In this free lunchtime talk historian Akosua Paries-Osei will explore the empire-disrupting botanical knowledge of enslaved women

See a selection of the incredible space images shortlisted in Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024

Meet the architectural photographer, photographed in Greenwich as part of a celebration of South Asian creativity

Meet the founder of CommonGround& and Friday Sari Project, photographed in Greenwich as part of a celebration of South Asian creativity

Meet the jewellery designer, photographed in Greenwich as part of a celebration of South Asian creativity

Live music at the National Maritime Museum celebrating our ocean planet, its mythology, natural wonders and as-yet-undiscovered depths

100 years on from the death of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, curator Jeremy Michell looks back on the life and legacy of the polar explorer

Despite leading an extraordinary life, Emma Hamilton is probably best known for her scandalous affair with Lord Nelson, which lasted from 1799 to his death in 1805.

Make no mistake: this ship is a survivor. Since it first sailed the seas in 1870, it has faced storms, war, neglect, and old age. Yet, incredibly, the ship still retains around 90% of the original hull fabric with which it first launched.

The Great Fire of London burned day and night for almost four days in 1666 until only a tiny fraction of the City remained. It came hot on the heels of the Great Plague and left the world's third largest city of the time a shadow of its former self. Was this God's judgment on wicked King Charles II?