Search results
Hace 1 día · The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service . From the middle decades of the 17th century, and through the 18th century, the Royal Navy vied with the Dutch Navy and later with the French Navy for maritime supremacy.
Hace 2 días · This presentation will discuss the diplomatic activities of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean during the post-Napoleonic era. Skip to main content. Opens navigation ... The King’s Maritime History Seminar is hosted by the Laughton Naval Unit and the Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War in the Department ...
Hace 5 días · Health and Medicine at Sea, 1700–1900. Woodbridge, Boydell Press, 2009, ISBN: 9781843835226; 248pp.; Price: £55.00. As its title suggests, this book covers developments in the medical service of the Royal Navy and among people who travelled aboard ships, whether as serving seamen, convicts, slaves or migrants.
Hace 5 días · Dr Richard Harding, review of Seapower Ashore: 200 Years of Royal Navy Operations on Land, (review no. 188) https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/188. Date accessed: 6 May, 2024. See Author's Response. When the Cold War ended it brought to a close the latest in a series of major challenges to western maritime supremacy.
Hace 1 día · London, Bloomsbury Academic, 2018, ISBN: 9781350016972 ; 336pp.; Price: £80.00. Reviewer: Manuel del Campo. Citation: Manuel del Campo, review of The English Armada: the greatest naval disaster in English history, (review no. 2312) DOI: 10.14296/RiH/2014/2312. Date accessed: 10 May, 2024.
Hace 1 día · The Royal Marines Museum (established in October 1958) is an institution dedicated to the history of the Royal Marines. In 2011, it became part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, which has since been the executive public body of the museum in the Ministry of Defence. It will soon be moving from Eastney Barracks to Portsmouth Dockyard.
Hace 2 días · This is the Royal Navy’s flagship annual conference. The theme this year. This month, on the 14th of May, the First Sea Lord’s Seapower Conference will begin. This is the Royal Navy’s ... A recent history of the Royal Navy and the (cautiously optimistic) shape of things to come. A recent history of the Royal Navy and the ...
