In the podcast The Pitcairn Trials, the journalist Luke Jones tells the grimly disturbing story of those islanders and a police enquiry, led by British officers, that began in 1996 and uncovered years ...

It’s fascinating to see how people live on one of the most remote parts of the country, and to taste its rich – and notorious ...

which was commissioned at Chatham under Captain Edward Edwards to pursue HMS Bounty following its infamous mutiny where Fletcher Christian stole command of the ship for Lieutenant William Bligh.

Breadfruit may sound new to some foodies, but the truth is that this tropical fruit has a deep history and a fascinating path from the Pacific to the Caribbean.

When a group of mutineers commandeered their vessel in the 1700s and stumbled across a remote island, they had no … Continue ...

Some captains who overdid it were dismissed for their brutality (though Lieutenant Bligh of the Bounty was not one of them), and others ... When a new ship’s doctor joined HMS Victory a few months ...

The submarine was due to be named HMS Agincourt, but will now follow HMS Agamemnon's lead, being named after a warrior from the Iliad. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has changed the name of the final Astute ...

HMS Unicorn, Scotland's oldest ship, has received a £796,000 grant toward the cost of moving it to a new dry dock. The 201-year-old vessel is being relocated as part of the Project Safe Haven ...

The seventh and final Astute-class submarine was to be called HMS Agincourt, but it will now be named HMS Achilles instead. Grant Shapps, the former defence secretary, said the name change was ...

Divers recently discovered the wreck of a German submarine and the Royal Navy Q-ship that sank it in February 1917 ...