Stories
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The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?
Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.
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The child whose town rejected vaccines
Gloucester, 1896. Ethel Cromwell is taken ill at the height of Britain’s last great smallpox epidemic.
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Louis Wain’s cryptic cats
Once famous for his quirky cat illustrations, today Louis Wain is often portrayed as a ‘psychotic’ artist whose illness can be mapped out through his drawings. Here Bryony Benge-Abbott takes a more rounded view.
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Steel's original and correct list of the Royal Navy, hired armed-vessels, gun-boats, &c. With their commanders and stations. To which are added the following lists, &c. Establishment of rates and men page 2 Appointment of officers - 2 Pursers superrannuation - 2 Establishment of ships in Ordinary - 2 Contractions explained - - 2 Comparative rank of officers - 2 Widows annual pensions - - 2 Navy-agents - - - - 2 Navy-list, with the pursers 3 to 14 Hired armed vessels, cutt. & lug. 15 Gun and fire vessels - - - 16 Revenue and excise cutters - 16 Naval fencibles - - - 16 Statement of the British Nav. force 17 Total of all captures - 17 Advertisements to correspondents 17 Admirals - - - - 18 Admirals & their secretaries pay page 19 Admirals stations and secretaries 19 Admirals pensions - - - 19 Superannuated admirals - - 19 Post-captains - - - 20 Captains pay, half-pay, superannuation, and pensions - - 21 Commanders - - - 22 Retired lientenants - - 23 Lieutenants - - 23 to 28 Lieuts. pay, half-pay, and pensions 29 Masters - - - - 29 Masters pay, half-pay, superannuations, and pensions - - 30 Physicians and surgeons - page 31 Surgeons pay, half-pay, & bounty 32 Impress service - - - 33 Agent victuallers - - - 33 Governors of Royal Hospitals - 33 Master builders at the different yards 33 Marine forces - - 34 to 36 Signal towers - - - 36 French ships taken, &c. - 37 Dutch ships taken, &c. - 42 Spanish ships taken, &c. - 43 British ships lost, taken, &c. - 44 Prize and head-money payable - 40 Command. who have lost their lives 47 Admiralty, navy, and other public offices - - - - 49 Corrected to March, 1800, and to be continued monthly. Price Sixpence.
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In His Majesty's High Court of Appeals for Prizes. The Karel den Vyfden, Joan Gaston, Master. John Peter Du Roveray, of London, Merchant, Claimant of the said Ship and Cargo, on behalf of divers neutral Subjects - - - Appellant. Stephen Casey, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Regulator, the Captor of the said Ship and Cargo - - - - - - Respondent. Appendix to the captor's and respondent's case.
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. La Colombe, Jean Joseph Charronier, Master. Robert Heard, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Success, the Captor, - - - - - - - - Appellant. Against Daniel M̀neille, Esq; His Majesty's late Commissary of War for the Island of Minorca, the Claimant, - - - Respondent. Case on behalf of the Respondent.
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The karel den Vyfden, Jean Gaston, master. John Peter Du Roveray, of London, Merchant, a Subject of our Sovereign Lord the King, the Claimant of the said Ship, her Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture, and all and singular the Goods, Wares, Merchandizes, and Private Adventures laden therein, - - - - - - - Appellant. Against Stephen Casey, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Regulator, the Captor, - - Respondent. Appendix to the Appellant's case.
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for Appeals in Prize Causes. The Karel den Vyfden, Jean Gaston, Master. John Peter Du Roveray, of London, Merchant, a Subject of our Sovereign Lord the King, the Claimant of the said Ship and Cargo, - - - - Appellant. Against Stephen Casey, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Regulator, the Captor thereof, - - - - - - Respondent. Case on behalf of the Claimant and Appellant.
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