The Battle of Trafalgar took place on 21 October 1805. Find out what led up to the British attack on the Franco-Spanish fleet – and how Nelson laid the plans for victory. The Battle of Trafalgar is ...

Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Ellen Anne, Official Number 53040 (Manuscript) 1915 RSS/CL/1915/3365/42 Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Ellen Anne, Official Number ...

Read the latest issue of our magazine for supporters of Royal Museums Greenwich Guiding Lights is an annual publication for supporters of Royal Museums Greenwich. Created by the Development Team, it ...

12 December marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of Queen Anne of Denmark. A keen patron of the arts, she commissioned architect Inigo Jones to design the Queen's House. Head to the Queen's House ...

The history of water and surface environments on early Mars is encoded in the planet’s sedimentary rocks. The traverses made by the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers offer us remarkable windows into ...

Please be advised we recommend this event for ages 12+. Through private letters, family photographs and archival documents, Dan E. Parkes shares the untold story of the tragic and inspirational legacy ...

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich is the historic home of British astronomy, Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the world. The Royal Observatory was founded by Charles II in 1675, and now ...

Our Members' support is vital to our work as a charity, helping us to care for the national collection and tell stories of our place in the world and in the Universe. Find out how to become a Member ...

2025 marks 350 years since the foundation of the Royal Observatory, the first state-funded, purpose-built scientific institution in Britain. The Royal Observatory was established by Charles II to make ...

The museum's manuscript resources for researching impressment and press gangs are listed below under the eight manuscript sections used by the museum and give reference number, brief description and ...

Ijoyemi has been part of a project to reimagine the Atlantic Worlds gallery at the National Maritime Museum, a space that explores the unequal, sometimes brutal histories of the Atlantic Ocean. The ...

Through colour and cardboard, a contemporary artwork at the National Maritime Museum shifts perspectives on the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans A large wooden model of a ship sits inside a ...