Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

Flake out: This phrase comes from when a crew would ‘flake out’ an anchor chain (lay it out flat) on the deck to check the ...

In the event of a near-peer conflict with China, American allies and partners would bring important capabilities to the table ...

Perhaps the King and the Royal Navy should now rename HMS Victory 'HMS Compromise'. Nelson's beautiful flagship, still ...

A statue of James Cook, the captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, has been sprayed with red ...

Grant of £1m ‘just the beginning’ of plans to fund understanding of British shipping’s role in the 18th and 19th-century ...

This was an era of improved ship technology, maritime exploration and rapidly ... of scurvy - though this advice would not be widely adopted by the Royal Navy until the late 18th century. In his ...

The history of fishing in modern times reflects humanity's evolving relationship with marine and freshwater ecosystems. With ...

The first controlled clinical trial recorded in the modern age, carried out in 1747 to test treatments for scurvy, may have drawn inspiration from the nephew of Sir Isaac Newton's laboratory assistant ...

The design for a medical study in 1743 that was never carried out may have inspired James Lind’s groundbreaking clinical ...