Erebus before franklin: the earlier life of a doomed polar ship
Before Franklin's Arctic disaster, HMS Erebus returned from four years of Antarctic exploration. Follow her earlier life through Ross's v...
Santísima trinidad: the life and last battle of spain’s great warship
Built in Havana and lost after Trafalgar, Santísima Trinidad lived a history larger than her famous gun count. Explore her design, battle...
The kraken: legend, art and the historical evidence
Explore the history of the kraken through Norwegian accounts, Montfort’s Le Poulpe Colossal, Victorian imagery and the giant-squid specim...
Hms queen: a victorian flagship in three paintings
Discover HMS Queen, the Victorian flagship launched in 1839, through three maritime paintings showing her under sail, in Grand Harbour an...
The battle of trafalgar explained: tactics, ships and the storm
Why did Nelson risk sailing straight into enemy fire? Explore the tactics, people and storm behind Trafalgar, illustrated with paintings ...
Maritime history of the iberian union (1580–1640)
During the Iberian Union (1580 – 1640), Portugal and Spain temporarily unified their vast maritime empires, pooling fleets, territories a...
The mutiny on the bounty, 1789: a voyage from scientific mission to seafaring rebellion
Discover the dramatic true story of the HMS Bounty and its infamous 1789 mutiny in the South Pacific. From the harsh leadership of Captai...
From east indiamen to opium clippers: how ships built empires
From the mighty East Indiamen that opened new trade routes to the swift opium clippers that fueled imperial ambition, ships were the engi...
The bombardment of the morro castle, havana 1762: a turning point in caribbean history
In the annals of Caribbean history, certain events stand out as defining moments that shaped the destiny of nations and altered the cours...