If you’re looking for a break from traipsing around endless Christmas Markets, fighting through crowded shops, or vegging out in front of the TV, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is the perfect place for you to experience some festive fun with the whole family! With a...
Ridley Scott’s latest film, Napoleon, includes a scene that’ll get a few history buffs talking: Wellington meeting Napoleon onboard HMS Bellerophon (pictured above). Although this scene is fictional and no meeting ever took place, the setting is based on historical...
Discounted limitless days out for a year are now possible for residents with Portsmouth and Southampton postcodes as the region’s biggest visitor attraction launches a special winter-long offer with up to 30%* savings on an Ultimate Explorer annual ticket. The...
One of the most common questions we are asked about HMS Victory is how many men served on board and who were they? We’re very fortunate that the muster roll for HMS Victory is held in the library archive at the National Museum of the Royal Navy. From it we know...
Just in time for the 214th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar on Monday, The National Museum of the Royal Navy has unveiled its latest exhibit – a plan of the battle, hand-drawn by Admiral Lord Nelson himself, that has been tucked inside the pages of a...
