This book takes a fresh look at the creation of the Institution, and its early founders and examines how it has responded over 200 years.

In the 200 years since it was founded, the RNLI has saved more than 144,000 lives.It all began with a meeting in London in 1824 to act on a proposal by Sir Will

‘There’s water in the engine,’ he said. ‘The engine has stopped.’ This changed everything...

This collection of photographs from the archives of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution features its history from the 1920s to the end of World War 2, and i

The achievements of the RNLI, often romanticised, depend on ordinary people doing extraordinary things. This book tells the story of the last 50 years of the li