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![white_ensign2[1].jpg - Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern WorldFriday 22nd January on BBC2 at 9 - 10pm for 4 weeks. Episode Two - The Golden Ocean In The Golden Ocean, Snow charts the period from 1690 to 1759 and reveals how England - soon to be Britain - and her Navy rose from the depths of military and economic disaster to achieve global supremacy. Empire of the Seas tells the story of how the navy expanded from a tiny force to become the most complex industrial enterprise on earth.The four-part series is presented by Dan Snow, starting Friday 15th January at 9pm and follows the progress of the Royal Navy from the defeat of the Spanish Armada to the First World War. Rising through the administrative brilliance of Pepys, Anson and Sandwich and the inspirational leadership of Blake, Hawke and Nelson, the Royal Navy became the most powerful navy in the world. But the conviction of Britain’s navy as undisputed ruler of the waves encouraged a sterility in strategic thinking and complacency during the ‘long peace’ of the nineteenth century leading to the bruising experience of the Battle of Jutland.The Royal Navy has provided the country with many of its heroes, including Drake and Nelson. In addition to them, hundreds of thousands of men served with the fleet over the centuries. This is the story of the effect they had on the world.](white_ensign2[1].jpg) |
| TV programme about the Royal Navy | Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World Friday 22nd January on BBC2 at 9 - 10pm for 4 weeks. Episode Two - The Golden Ocean In The Golden Ocean, Snow charts the period from 1690 to 1759 and reveals how England - soon to be Britain - and her Navy rose from the depths of military and economic disaster to achieve global supremacy. Empire of the Seas tells the story of how the navy expanded from a tiny force to become the most complex industrial enterprise on earth. The four-part series is presented by Dan Snow, starting Friday 15th January at 9pm and follows the progress of the Royal Navy from the defeat of the Spanish Armada to the First World War. Rising through the administrative brilliance of Pepys, Anson and Sandwich and the inspirational leadership of Blake, Hawke and Nelson, the Royal Navy became the most powerful navy in the world. But the conviction of Britain’s navy as undisputed ruler of the waves encouraged a sterility in strategic thinking and complacency during the ‘long peace’ of the nineteenth century leading to the bruising experience of the Battle of Jutland. The Royal Navy has provided the country with many of its heroes, including Drake and Nelson. In addition to them, hundreds of thousands of men served with the fleet over the centuries. This is the story of the effect they had on the world. | 22/01/10 08:19 | |
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