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When Emma, her husband Sir William Hamilton and her lover Lord Nelson returned to England, she must have seen the adoring crowds awaiting Nelson and the endless social invitations coming her way and thought that her future could be bright. By 1813, though, she would be reduced to living in debtors' prison - a non-person to the many she had showered with lavish hospitality only a short while before.

Discover the story of the founding of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Britain's first state-funded scientific research institution.

Ship's biscuits or hard tack was a vital part of a seaman's diet in the years before the introduction of canned food in the mid-nineteenth century. Try the ship biscuit diet for yourself by following our recipe!

The world's greatest maritime archive is full of fascinating objects with amazing stories to tell. Today we're looking at a book that was taken by the Bounty Mutineers in 1789. 

Curator Kristian Martin on Samuel Pepys and the Great Fire of London – and how to bury your parmesan cheese...

At the Caird Library we receive questions about sailing times between two ports of call very frequently.

Astrophotographers share their tips and tricks for taking the perfect astronomy photo.

We know a lot about Sir John Franklin. By the time he led the expedition to the Arctic in 1845, he was a household name, a naval hero and one of the Navy's leading magnetic scientists. But what of the other 128 men who died on this fatal expedition? What do we know about them? Jeremy Michell investigates the life of the ship's cook, John Diggle.

The recent discovery of Frankin's lost ships reveals more than artefacts and history. Amber Lincoln of the British Museum discusses the impact of Inuit oral history on locating the ships and what this means for the future of research in the Arctic.

When her husband went missing Jane Franklin studied the Arctic from afar, becoming an expert in its geography and the first woman to be awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Founder's Medal. Dr Claire Warrior, Senior Exhibitions Curator, tells the story of how Lady Franklin influenced both the search for her husband and how he is remembered today.