Tag: Royal Navy
Hearts of Oak, Tunics of Red – 10 Amazing Facts About the Royal Marines of the Napoleonic Wars
“Their gallant conduct is merely alluded to rather than discussed in detail by both naval historians and maritime novelists. The Royal Navy furnishes the stars and The Royal Marines supply the extras.” By John Danielski …
Jutland 100 – MHN Offers Sneak Preview of New Landmark Exhibit
“The exhibition represents the single largest collection of items from the battle ever assembled.” By Scott Addington, Special to MHN THE FIRST WORLD WAR is all about massive battles: the Somme, Passchendaele, Verdun, Loos,…
Fighting Spirits — Three Centuries of Rum in the Royal Navy
“Originally, the drink of choice aboard navy vessels was beer or ale and sometimes wine. All that changed when England captured Jamaica in 1655.” IN THE age of Lord Nelson, the ships of the Royal…
There Won’t Be Blood – Holland’s 335-Year Phoney War With a Small British Island
“The obscure conflict, which began on March 30, 1651, was a curious by-product of the English Civil War.” WHAT’S THE longest declared war in history? A little-known conflict between Holland and Britain’s Isles of Scilly that…
