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Our curator Kristian Martin looks at the first actresses to take to the stage in England. Who were they and what did Samuel Pepys say about it?

Our curator, Kristian Martin, looks at the notorious sex life of the famous diarist Samuel Pepys.

Maritime history has always influenced fashion - and no object more so than the Breton Top. But where did the history of the famous stripes begin?

Prominently placed in the new 'Nelson, Navy, Nation' gallery is a ship model of the Victory. Visitors might expect this to represent Nelson's Trafalgar flagship, but instead we chose to display an earlier vessel of the same name - built in 1737, and the fourth Royal Navy ship to be called Victory.

Emma planned a paradise home for Nelson at Merton, but the dream was sadly short-lived. Stephen Benton, walking tour guide, tells us more and uncovers Merton's fascinating hidden history.

The Libraries Week 2019 theme is celebrating libraries in a digital world. To mark the occasion here at the Caird Library we thought it would be fitting to highlight some of the work we have done over the last few years in digitising parts of our collections and making them more accessible.