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The history of the transatlantic slave trade
Find out about the slave trade, resistance and eventual abolition at the Atlantic gallery
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Merchant Navy memorial
The contribution of the Merchant Navy is remembered at Cutty Sark in a memorial by sculptor Maurice Lambert
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Crew on Cutty Sark
What do the records tell us about who live and worked on board Cutty Sark?
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Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich Hospital was founded on the belief that England should look after its injured and aged sailors
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Andrea Palladio (1508–80)
Andrea Palladio was one of Italy's greatest and most imitated architects, whose influence can be seen in the elegant Queen's House.
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How to become an astronomer
Useful tips from the space experts at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on how to become an astronomer
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World War I at sea
The horrors of the Western Front are all too familiar, but did you know about the Britons who gave their lives fighting at sea in World War I?
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The Great Plague
Bubonic plague terrorised Europe for centuries. In 1665 a devastating epidemic struck this country killing thousands of people.
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The Restoration
After 11 years of Republican rule the monarchy was restored in May 1660