HMS Wellington, the WWII ship moored next to the Thames Embankment in central London, will host a VE Day lunch in May, ...

In March 1771,12-year-old Horatio Nelson received a letter from his uncle, Captain Maurice Suckling RN, directing him to report to his ship, ...

Captain Suckling’s Raisonnable was swapped for the 74-gun HMS Triumph but remained off the Thames Estuary. Nelson, barely 14 years old, was entrusted with command of the Triumph’s tender ...

There will be a four-day celebration of the 80th anniversary of VE Day, including a flypast, concert and a Westminster Abbey ...

The U.K. government announced a lineup of events for this year's milestone VE Day—the holiday that marks the end of World War ...

Some of the best views of the city are from pubs and restaurants along the banks of the Thames. If you’re partial to a pint ...

Amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean has arrived at Greenwich on the River Thames, where she will remain until after the end of the Paralympics, acting as a helicopter landing platform and logistics hub.

Formed in London’s King’s Cross in 1982, The Pogues were originally named Pogue Mahone – an Anglicisation of the Irish phrase ...

The grand plans surrounding the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day have been revealed, with a cenotaph flag day and a ...

HMS Exeter (D89) (seen on the 30p £1.66p ... in 2008 anchored in the Thames to host the launch of the Bond novel Devil May Care and in 2007 attended the 25th anniversary commemorations of ...