Hello stargazers! On this page you will find free worksheets and coursework guides to help you with GCSE Astronomy, along with suggested videos to watch. You can ...

The hornpipe dance hasn't always been associated with sailors and dancing on deck. The hornpipe is a dance of various versions, traditionally performed in hard shoes. The ‘sailor’s hornpipe’ is one of ...

Download our visitor maps and enjoy a whole day out exploring four world-class attractions - the Royal Observatory, Cutty Sark, National Maritime Museum and Queen's House - all within walking distance ...

Why are there 12 months in the year? Julius Caesar's astronomers explained the need for 12 months in a year and the addition of a leap year to synchronize with the seasons. At the time, there were ...

In the 16th century, the expense of running the country was borne by the monarch. Regular taxation was not commonplace and taxes were only enacted by Parliament when needed for a specific purpose, ...

The ‘standard’ nautical mile is taken as 6080 feet (1.151 statute miles or 1853 metres) and is the unit of length used in sea and air navigation. A mile on land is equal to 5280 feet (1609.3 metres), ...

Dare you encounter Blackbeard, Ned Low, Captain Henry Morgan, Anne Bonny and Mary Read? Despite glamorous representations in film and literature, pirates were, without exception, a thoroughly ...

Tito Bone is your average blind, non binary, bisexual drag king who just wants you to smell the world through their nose, ya know? Spend some time with Tito as they audio describe their way through ...

Naval reformer, citizen scientist, serious player on the national stage, MP and prisoner of the Tower of London – Samuel Pepys was all these, but it is his candid diary that has ensured he remains a ...

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 ...

The ‘Vikings’ were seafaring raiders and traders from Scandinavia. The period known as the Viking Age lasted from AD 700 until 1100. ‘Viking’ was the name given to the seafarers from Norway, Denmark, ...

We all know that sunrise or dawn is when the sun comes up, and sunset or dusk is when it goes down. But what if we need a more accurate time to refer to? For astronomers at the Royal Observatory ...