1970-11-16: Pirates
Mary Read (c. !695-1721)George Lowther (died 1723)Edward Teach (Blackbeard) (c.1680-1718)Henry Morgan (c.1635-1688)
1970-08-10: Centenary of the British Red Cross
Hospital VisitorFirst Aid ClassRed Cross and Colony Coat of ArmsRed Cross and Colony Coat of Arms
1970-05-04: Death centenary of Charles Dickens
Tale of Two CitiesOliver TwistGreat Expectations
1970-02-16: Ships Definitives
HMS "Nymph", 1878Carib Canoe"Santa Maria" (Columbus's flagship)"Elizabeth Bonaventure" (Drake's flagship)Dutch Buccaneer, 1660"Thetis", 1827 (etching by E. W. Cooke)Henry Morgan’s Ship (17th-century)HMS "L’Eclair", 1804HMS "Boreas" (frigate), 1784HMS "Formidable", 1782HMS "Windsor Castle" Engaging French "Jeune Richard"HMS "Astrea" (frigate), 1808Wreck of RMS "Rhone", 1867Tortola SloopHMS "Frobisher""Booker Viking" (cargo liner), 1967Hydrofoil "Sun Arrow""Thetis", 1827 (etching by E. W. Cooke)