With the current global pandemic raging, all minds have turned to healthcare. As a tour guide who is obsessed with history, that means a part of my mind has turned to the woman who is, without a doubt, the most famous nurse to have ever lived. I am, of course, referring to the Lady with […]
Read moreIn 1820, 200 years ago this year, one of the most fascinating British naval vessels was launched. This 10-gun, Cherokee class brig-sloop would have likely passed into history without note if it wasn’t for one voyage with a very famous passenger – Charles Darwin. The ship we’re exploring today is the HMS Beagle, famed for […]
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