Visit the home of Greenwich Mean Time, stand on the world-famous Prime Meridian Line and come to London's only Planetarium ...

Want to know what to see in the night sky this year? Royal Observatory astronomers pick out the must-see moments of 2024 There are plenty of exciting astronomical sights to see in the night sky in ...

Visit Cutty Sark, the celebrated sailing ship and fastest of its time: now an award-winning visitor attraction in Greenwich ...

The British Empire was at its largest in 1919. At this point, there was truth in the saying that the Sun never set on the British Empire. The British Empire was at its largest in 1919, after Britain ...

Prepare to be transported inside a special spacecraft to the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) to view the stars in the night sky, before lifting off into space to visit the ...

A 19th century uniform with a dramatic history is on display at the National Maritime Museum. Come behind the scenes to ...

Do you know your Spanish farthingale from your Drum? Or your English hood from your French? Types of Tudor fashion evolved throughout the period. Our knowledge of how the Tudors dressed comes largely ...

After Henry VIII’s death in 1547, Elizabeth went to live with her stepmother, Katherine Parr, leading to a near-disaster. In 1547, Katherine Parr, Elizabeth's stepmother, married Thomas Seymour, the ...

The ship’s biscuit was an important part of the sailor's sea diet before the introduction of canned foods. Long journeys at sea meant food needed to be able to survive the journey. One solution to ...

The autumnal equinox occurs in September each year, and in the northern hemisphere the date marks the end of summer and beginning of autumn. The Earth is tilted on its axis. This means that the Sun ...

The Geminid meteor shower is one of the last of the year’s major showers, and can generally be relied on to put on a good display. In 2024, the Geminid meteor shower will be active between 4-20 ...