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HMS Victory invites visitors inside bold new phase of £42m conservation project
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Chatterboxes – Connection and Conversations with HMS Victory
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Jane Austen and the Royal Navy

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British Special Service Squadron 1923 - the first ports of call

December 8th, At Sea.  At 7am we sighted the West Coast of Africa, but owing to a low lying mist could not plainly discern the entrance to the…
Christmas onboard the Submarine HMS Sentinel
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A history of Christmas traditions in the Royal Navy

Christmas is a time for friends, family, and merriment. But life can be different when you’re serving, as our collection at the National Museum of…
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British Special Service Squadron - 27th November

‘27th November 1923. Got underway at 0945, started World Cruise, not touching at Plymouth.’ 
Scene from Ridley Scott's film Napoleon
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The truth behind Napoleon’s ‘meeting’ with the Duke of Wellington

Ridley Scott’s latest film, Napoleon, includes a scene that is sure to get a few history buffs talking: Wellington meeting Napoleon onboard HMS…