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Turner---Joshua Reynolds---Thomas Gainsborough---Willem van de Velde (Elder & Younger)---William Hodges---William Hogarth-Around the world--Africa--Antarctica--Arctic--Asia---India---China--Australia--Caribbean--Europe---Spain--London & Greenwich---Greenwich walking tours---The Thames---Greenwich--North America--South America Location - Any -Cutty SarkNational Maritime MuseumQueen's HouseRoyal ObservatoryPrince Philip Maritime Collections CentreIn GreenwichOnlineOther Specialism - Any -AstronomyConservationCuratorialEvents & VenuesHMS NHS: The Nautical Health ServiceLibrary & ArchiveVolunteers Search keywords Applied FiltersLibrary & Archive 03 Sep 2020 Engaging Crowds: Volunteers making seamen’s medical records more accessible in the digital age A new project at Royal Museums Greenwich aims to open up records of the Dreadnought Seamen’s Hospital, a floating hospital at the heart of 19th century Greenwich. 09 Aug 2020 Captain Matthew Webb (1848–1883): the first person to swim the Channel Captain Matthew Webb was the first person to swim across the English Channel unaided. Using our library and archive collections we research the life of this extraordinary man. 08 May 2020 VE Day 2020: searching Second World War Merchant Navy records Merchant Seamen death records are key resources for anyone hoping to understand the history of the Merchant Navy during the Second World War. 28 Apr 2020 Shipwreck, sickness and pirates: the dangers of working for the East India Company In this blog we uncover some of the stories which our archives can tell us of the dangers of working in the British Empire in the service of the East India Company 03 Feb 2020 Crossing the Line: Tales from the 20th Century In March 2016 I released a Call for Participation asking Royal Navy personnel to share their stories of shipboard entertainment. One naval theatrical tradition I wanted to learn more about was 'Crossing the Line' 21 Jan 2020 Secret Intelligent Service: the spies before James Bond As long as there have been military campaigns there has been espionage. Here we look at some examples of written intelligence from spies which can be found in the Caird Library and Archive 14 Jan 2020 The 'Operation Chariot' plan This month we look into Archive and Library item ADL/Q/72, papers relating to the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Lieutenant R.T.C. Worsley DSC, RNVR, for bravery while serving as a Gunnery Officer aboard MGB314, in March 1942 participating in Operation Chariot First Prev … Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 … Next Last
