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Explore the lesser-known history of the people and events that have surrounded the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich in the last few hundred years
Who were the Lobster and the Crab? Why was George I known as the Pudding King? For what reason were two giant globes, terrestrial and celestial, placed on the West Gate entrance to the Old Royal Naval College?
These are just a few of the intriguing stories that have been linked to this site through it long and varied connections to the royalty and the navy.
Our Stories
The Phrygian Cap – How an ancient symbol in the Painted Hall became the Paris 2024 Olympic Mascot–
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Love Written in the Stars – Did James Thornhill Hide a Celestial Secret in the Painted Hall Ceiling?
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