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History of the Royal Navy

History of the Royal Navy

THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY begins with King Henry VIII’s first fleet, moves on to the exploits of Sir Francis Drake, the showdown with Spain’s “invincible” Armada in 1588, Nelson’s success at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, the Dreadnought in 1906, the sinking of the Bismark in WWII, and the Falklands War in 1982.

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StatusReturning Series
Original NameHistory of the Royal Navy
First Air DateDecember 31, 2002
Last Air DateDecember 31, 2002
Seasons1
Episodes8
Episode Runtime 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
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History of the Royal Navy 1943 - 2000

After the fiasco of The Dieppe Raid in 1942, where 1,000 men were killed, the lessons learnt in amphibious warfare were put to good use on D-Day in June 1944. The Naval operation was called Neptune.

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