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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.

Our Stories

Who was Benjamin West?

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Nicolaus Copernicus in the Painted Hall ceiling

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Nina Wilkin’s War – Wrens at Greenwich and Beyond

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The Phrygian Cap – How an ancient symbol in the Painted Hall became the Paris 2024 Olympic Mascot–

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Who was Sir James Thornhill?

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Two Memorials connected by one tragedy – The Franklin Expedition

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Hidden Stories – The Greenwich Hospital Nurses

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Wartime graffiti in the Chapel dome – The Disciples of Bacchus

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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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A Connection with Coal – The Derwentwater Estates

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Greenwich Hospital Chapel fire of 1779

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Christmas traditions at the Royal Naval College

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Queen Mary I – Reign of Fire and Faith

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The Battle of Trafalgar

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Napoleon, Emperor of France Vs Nelson, Britannia’s ‘God of War’

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Hidden Stories – Black Women of Greenwich

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‘Brushed Aside’ – A Tainted Love Story

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Grand Architecture – Connecting One King Charles to Another

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The West Gate Globes

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A Naval Art Gallery That Is No More

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Greenwich in the time of the Victorians – A Dickens retrospective

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A Secret Nuclear Reactor in the Heart of Greenwich

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Admiral Hardy – Hero of Trafalgar Terrified of Trains

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Caroline of Brunswick – The Uncrowned Queen

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Shakespeare, Elizabeth I and a real Comedy of Errors

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Pirates’ Plunder and the Painted Hall

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Remembering Eleanor Coade

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Dick Dock, the Lobster and the Crab

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George I – ‘Pudding King’?

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Haunting History at the Old Royal Naval College

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John Evelyn – Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital

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The Closure of Greenwich Hospital for Seamen

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Why did Henry VIII become a tyrant?

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Discover our stories

Our History

Our Stories

Who was Benjamin West?

Nicolaus Copernicus in the Painted Hall ceiling

Nina Wilkin’s War – Wrens at Greenwich and Beyond

The Phrygian Cap – How an ancient symbol in the Painted Hall became the Paris 2024 Olympic Mascot–

Who was Sir James Thornhill?

Two Memorials connected by one tragedy – The Franklin Expedition

Hidden Stories – The Greenwich Hospital Nurses

Wartime graffiti in the Chapel dome – The Disciples of Bacchus

Love Written in the Stars – Did James Thornhill Hide a Celestial Secret in the Painted Hall Ceiling?

A Connection with Coal – The Derwentwater Estates

Greenwich Hospital Chapel fire of 1779

Christmas traditions at the Royal Naval College

Queen Mary I – Reign of Fire and Faith

The Battle of Trafalgar

Napoleon, Emperor of France Vs Nelson, Britannia’s ‘God of War’

Hidden Stories – Black Women of Greenwich

‘Brushed Aside’ – A Tainted Love Story

Grand Architecture – Connecting One King Charles to Another

The West Gate Globes

A Naval Art Gallery That Is No More

Greenwich in the time of the Victorians – A Dickens retrospective

A Secret Nuclear Reactor in the Heart of Greenwich

Admiral Hardy – Hero of Trafalgar Terrified of Trains

Caroline of Brunswick – The Uncrowned Queen

Shakespeare, Elizabeth I and a real Comedy of Errors

Pirates’ Plunder and the Painted Hall

Remembering Eleanor Coade

Dick Dock, the Lobster and the Crab

George I – ‘Pudding King’?

Haunting History at the Old Royal Naval College

John Evelyn – Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital

The Closure of Greenwich Hospital for Seamen

Why did Henry VIII become a tyrant?