Empire of the Seas: History of the Royal Navy (Part 1) | American Reaction 🇺🇸⚓️🇬🇧

[@SoGal_YT]

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[@davidhoward5392]

I served 22 years in the Senior Service, the Royal Navy, its steeped in tradition, from ships names that go back centuries, phrases, routines that Nelson would recognise. Very quickly, after you join up, you become aware of its history, the ethos of teamwork, loyalty. We all eventually leave the Royal Naval, but Royal Navy never leaves you.

[@HankD13]

The Royal Navy, the "senior" service is very evident all over the country. Kids today probably hardly notice or care about it, but anybody with an interest in our history and how we got to where we are are very well aware of the importance of the Navy. It is kind of everywhere, but very much in the woodwork and detail that many never really notice anymore. Victory, Belfast and the Golden Hind are very visible and pretty well known icons.

[@peterdore8690]

They will not understand either the number of words we use in everyday life derive from naval terms

[@HankD13]

@@peterdore8690 It is a VERY impressive list indeed.

[@georgeamery]

This TV series by Dan Snow is over a decade old now. I watched it first time around. It often pulls down England and later Britain. I was sorry the series ended with the 1st world war and leaves out the second altogether. At age 80 I can well remember Britain in its glory days. Your country has taken over from us now and will continue to do so. But every time you speak you the land so many Americans came from. Most of the founding Fathers were either born in Britain or were born in America under English rule.

[@NuWhoSucks]

So good to see you back! I hope you and Scarlet are doing well!

[@andywilliams7323]

The Royal Navy is no longer a major part of daily British culture. It used to be, with the entire country working for the Royal Navy and the expansion of the Empire's benefit, as you will have learned from the later parts of this series. Today it's merely viewed as part of our national defence. You found it weird and humorous that Spain was referred to as a Superpower, but in the 1400s and 1500s, it was. During that period, England, by comparison, was very much a poor and insignificant country. It wasn't until the 1500s that it took its first steps towards global wealth and dominance.

[@brownnoise357]

What totally screwed up Spain, was being overwhelmed with too much, waay too much Gold and Silver. It threw Spain into a 400 year long depression and Spain was finally exiting it, when it screwed the pooch by joining the European Union, which is going to end up dragging Spain back into Delression again. It’s bloody sad frankly. Bob.☹️

[@steven54511]

Nice to see you back with another great educational video Sarah! Here's hoping that we see a lot more. 😊

[@jamesjross]

wtf - this is someone else's work

[@maverick627uk]

The galleon is a nice touch. This series is quite revealing, and the main reason back then that Europe was so much more successful in all things maritime was its geography, specifically natural bays/ports all around its coastlines and of course this is just as apparent with the British Isles too. Africa is the largest example of how lack of places to dock ships limits growth/trade etc immensely. Great to see you back Sarah 😊

[@ryanpotter3812]

Love Dan Snow documentaries! Bravo Zulu on the new reaction video from a former sailor in the Royal Canadian Navy - keep it up!

[@davidfuters7152]

Iv been waiting for a utuber to find this , lots of Brits don’t know this about the RN Dan does a great job with this film

[@tonys1636]

Pepys shorthand writing was the forerunner to the modern version that I was taught at school almost 60 years ago, no need for it today but was the principle tool for a news reporter then. I was the only boy in that class of 15 girls! Also took typing but my career as a reporter only lasted 5 years, left as became disappointed with the direction the press was headed. The gutter.

[@vaudevillian7]

Parliament and a Council of State led the British Republic (or Commonwealth) from 1649, then Oliver Cromwell became the head (Lord Protector) in 1653 until his death in 1658, then his son Richard was Lord Protector until the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 The British Civil Wars are key to understanding the American Revolution, but sadly that seems to be taught as if it happened in a vacuum and sprung up out of thin air with no precedent.

[@minty258]

Not so much any more but at its height over 10% of the nation either served in the Navy or associated industries. Chatham dockyard saw what would be classed as the first ever assembly line in the form of rope and cordage production. It has its own distinct language which is contained within normal conversations which many people are unaware of its naval origins known as Jackspeak. In our history, our rise and decline often goes hand in hand with the success, or lack of, of the Navy. We say our nation is sea blind now, people don't understand the complexities of sea trade and how dependent we still are in this digital age, like events in the red sea, evergreen, piracy etc.

[@lilacfiddler1]

Maybe it’s my prejudice but I think the English tradition has always been to innovate and think “outside the box”, perhaps because we are a small island in a big world.

[@DerekLangdon]

Pirates don’t think outside the box. They steal what they want!

[@andywilliams7323]

Samuel Pepys was a great man. His extensively thorough and detailed 9-year private diary between 1660 and 1669 is Britain's most celebrated diary and a major historical source of what daily life and events were like in the second half of the 1600s, aside from the detailing of his many extravagant s3x$al escapades. Pepys's diary also includes one of the most detailed and best first-hand eyewitness accounts of the Great Fire of London in 1666. He was sadly unable to continue his diary beyond 1669 due to his failing eyesight, making it impossible for him to continue writing.

[@CosmicTaco333]

Yes. And his line ending his several diary entries: "...and so to bed."

[@educatedmanholecoverbyrich8890]

The Royal Navy is the Senior Service.

[@DerekLangdon]

I preferred Senior Service to Player’s in my youth!

[@jimdaw65]

1:20 Oh, Christ! It's Dan "camera-on-me" Snow. Run for your lives!

[@dorothysimpson2804]

The Royal Navy is England, Britain and the UK. The Republic of England was ruled by Oliver Cromwell "The Lord Protector". Actually Mary was the Monarch, her husband William should have been her consort, but he insisted on being King

[@Steve-ys1ig]

For a few centuries the Navy dominated British culture - it is really only after the Second World War that things changed when we could no longer afford it. There still many everyday expressions that are used by English speakers that originated in the Navy.

[@oliversherman2414]

This was a really fun livestream to be part of. As a Brit, I've always had an interest in our navy

[@eamonnclabby7067]

Love from Merseyside, a maritime metropolis ,with a long ,long history...❤...E...

[@alansmithee8831]

Hello SoGal and Roger. A very eventful period. As well as my father having served in the RN right round the world, at a time when much of it flew a British flag, I grew up reading the very popular Ladybird history books about many of the characters mentioned here from as soon as I could read, before school age. I am not sure that this is taught these days. I suggest you watch more videos, rather than giving spoilers in comments. Note the reference to new worlds. I recently saw an interview with Patrick Stewart on a video by Conan O'Brian on KZbin. Patrick grew up a few miles from me. I have relatives living in his town now. The values he talked about were very like the ones discussed. His willingness to see himself as more than his upbringing and go out and do something were also like those mentioned here. This is the best way I can think to answer the question of how the RN is tied to being British. It reflected a nation and projected it across the world. No need for Star Fleet, but you can see how much of the latter is from the RN.

[@BlameThande]

I don't normally like Dan Snow much as a presentator, but this was pretty decent!

[@AngloSaxon-dr1qx]

I am so happy you are back, you brighten up so many lives. I àm an englishman, a pensioner, my parents brought me to australia when i was young. My dad was a geordie and royal navy through and through, he fought in the pacific in WWII in the British Pacific Fleet and was forever injured in Malaysia. I miss him. Americans have no idea of the sheer size of the British empire land battles and sea battles against Japan. Welcome back.

[@AngloSaxon-dr1qx]

The Royal Navy was far superior to the USN in the Pacific at defeating the Kamikaze. As late as 1943, after much pleading from the USA, the Royal Navy dispatched the carrier HMS Victorious to hold Japan back when the USA was down to a single carrier. They pretended it was American. They renamed and repainted it as USN ROBIN. No American would have been taught this most noble of actions by the Royal Navy in WWII.

[@DerekLangdon]

Haha AngloSaxon…You certainly don’t want the Americans to claim all the glory do you?

[@karenblackadder1183]

​@@AngloSaxon-dr1qxExactly. The British carriers, with their armoured decks, were virtually impervious to kamikaze attacks. US carriers were out of action for weeks, if not months. The British were back in action after a after a couple of hours.

[@stevelknievel4183]

You should check out the English Civil War and Oliver Cromwell if you've not heard about when England was a republic or how it got that way. The war's called the Wars of the Three Kingdoms by academics (referring to England, Scotland and Ireland) but no-one else ever calls it that.

[@eamonnclabby7067]

I do...sometimes...

[@captvimes]

Who gave Hawkins those ideas? Elizabeths father Henry VIII created the naval academy, naval armoury. Elizabeth brilliantly continued her fathers foundations.

[@seivad74]

Hi Sarah really great to see you back!

[@circus-jf5kr]

Where did Hawkins and Drake get their ideas? - they were British and the Spanish pissed them off. The rest of the world soon got to realise it was not a good idea to piss off the British - it usually ended in tears.

[@WIIGGYX]

There was also a British armada but it's very rarely talked about

[@DerekLangdon]

Because it was embarrassing for England, it was a naval disaster.

[@user-ox9ec1id9x]

The Spaniards concentrated on Central & South America, where they got their silver & gold from the Aztec & Inca empires which they conquered. The Caribbean was favoured also for the production of coffee, cotton, & initially, sugar cane. It was to work in these tropical areas that they resorted to taking African slaves, as Europeans frequently died from the diseases endemic in the area, while Africans, from similar climes, were able to survive better. many slaves also suffered from the American ailments, as well as European ones such as colds & flue, but they could be readily replaced by the import of more African slaves. The English & French had settled in North America, resisting Spanish expansion there. The ship illustration with a fish was to show how the fish shape was used in the design of the ship, in the shape of its hull, which made it streamlined & therefore faster than the more blocklike Spanish ships. Did you miss the bit about Cromwell the Dictator, who ruled the country during the so called Republic, after Parliament won the Civil War. Pepys wrote in shorthand, so his wife could not read about his many affairs etc. He also witnessed & recorded the Plague & Great Fire of London.

[@stumccabe]

Oliver Cromwell was "the Lord Protector" (dictator) when England was a republic.

[@tonybaker55]

1649-1660 was known as the Interegnum (between reigns). It was also a Republic, led initially by Parliament, but Oliver Cromwell, a former general, became Lord Protector (refused to be King) and his son Richard was briefly in that role after his father's death in 1658.

[@markhollywood7135]

In a way of an apology for mis reading yesterday's video something light out of today's video. The Spanish Armada not only lead to the establishment of the Royal Navy but it gave us the West Highland Terrier breed of dog. I have had the joy of looking after two of this wonderful breed Jimmy and Dougal. The story is that this spirited breed of terrier originated from the wrecked ships of the Spanish fleet that was navigating its escape via a round trip circumnavigating the UK via Scotland only to be wrecked on the Scottish mainland by a storm that did more damage to the Spanish than our guns. This spirited little dog that was kept on the ships to keep the rats under control not only survived the battle then survived the storm then found their way to shore. The Scots new a good thing when they saw one and adopted this wonderful breed and called it its own , The West Highland Terrier.

[@SteveBagnall-gh1fu]

The Royal Navy, has always been the power behind the throne of England/Britain since the first Elizabeth age. Because we are an island the sea has been our first line of defence and attack. The last time our island was invaded successfully was 1066 by Duke William on Anjoue, better known as William the Conqueror. After WW II life changed to be ruled from the air, but generally we have held our own so far.

[@williambarnes3868]

The French certainly did not think of England as a 'poor & insignificant country'. Spain did not go very far north in the Americas because the English got there first.

[@stuarthastie6374]

The technical drawing with the hole in the shape of a fish is a great example a form following function, it explains the concept add a glance and sells it to the Investors. At school in the UK we weren't told about Hawkins and Drakes slave trading. Drake especially was presented as a hero

[@wessexdruid7598]

At that time, and for centuries after, slavery was as commonplace as breathing - and had been, since the dawn of time. It was only later that Britain decided, unilaterally, that they should make the whole world stop the abhorrent practice.

[@stuarthastie6374]

​@@wessexdruid7598I agree but that was not told in school, put Drake as hero was told in school.

[@dallassukerkin6878]

I forgot to say that it was lovely to see you again - and on a topic very close to my heart too :) I had wondered where you had disappeared to and had to do a manual search to find you :D

[@paulgreen3361]

That’s a painting of the Queen, cameras wasn’t around in them days.

[@trevorfuller1078]

The Spanish concentrated their colonizing efforts in South & Central America, because that was where the Inca, Aztec & Mayan Empires were, along with their vast deposits of gold & silver were to be found!!

[@joeysausage3437]

So glad to see you.

[@brownnoise357]

Whilst containing partial Truths, what is constantly missed about the British Empire, which differed totally from other Empires, was the real driving force for it, and the glue that held it together, was the English Common Law Constitution. Which did not Establish and uphold just a vulnerable Democracy. The Contract with the Crown and the People- drawn up by the Philosopher John Locke - was for the Establishment of the long favoured ideal of a Balanced Republic which every prior philosopher had failed to work out how to prevent the catastrophic Power Grab - so the genius John Locke came up with the fix of a - Power Denying Balanced Republic Under The Rule Of Law- because asLocke said - “It is Far Better To Be Ruled By Laws Rather Than People”. So every Colony was pretty much run itself by its own people, The Justice System was the Common LawConstitution, with everyone equal under the law, and there was an appeals process that started with the Governor and ended with the highest Court, which was Parliament itself . This is why one of the greatest admirers of the Common Law Constitution was the properly trained in Constitution and Law Mahatma Gandhi. Unfortunately, the American Colonists found they had inherited the impossible situation of being caught between a rock and a hard place, when Vehemently Anti Slavery King George and Queen Charlotte pointed out that Constitutionally Slavery had been illegal in Britain since the Middle Ages, and the Law Also applied to the Colonies, as did all of the Universal Rights, Liberties, and Freedoms.So things went a bit downhill from there. To be fair, given the impossible circumstances they found themselves in, America’s Founding Fathers did a cracking job of compensating, though their failures were due to - lacking two of the elements required to make a Balanced Republic - a long established Patriotic Aristocracy devoted to Duty and Service, and due to being Scapegoated as being responsible for the War of Independence, Nobody wanted to be King, so they were Synthesised via selected Senators (which collapsed when they were made elected, as it is impossible for two elected houses to work) and the Total disaster of the Power and Property Grab that is called Federalism, hence the National being Plunged into the appalling Civil War, so shortly following Independence. The Full American Constitution Continues to be the English Common Law Constitution, because Constitutions NEVER Go Away (and that reality may well be able to help fix all of the problems the USA is presently suffering from. As a side note, International Law is basically just a Copy and Paste of the English Common Law Constitution, and the USA so called Rules based order, is nothing more than a seriously bad and embarrassing Joke, attempted by Deranged Warmongering NEOCONS. 😡😡😡 Best wishes. Bob. PS. The Federalism Nonsense is whyfrom Day One,the European Union was Doomed to become a Disastrous Failure, followed by writing its own suicide note by turning interest rates negative in 2014. A rough calculation then revealed its inevitable Collapse was likely to start around 2025. Though already, every aspect of it is already severely bankrupt, and only trillions of dollars in support from the USA has been keeping it afloat since the 2019 REPO Crisis. The EU really Died in 2019, and is presently a dead man walking. Surprisingly, this reality is fully Grasped by President Macron of France, hence his panicking search for alternative options for France in recent years. 🤔 Bob. 👍🌟🌟🌟❤️

[@williambranch4283]

The Fleet Air Arm was invented by First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill.

[@GodlessScummer]

Glad to see you back.

[@gagatube]

Dan Snow is an intellectual lightweight, I'm pretty sure he doesn't know what he's talking about 50% of the time. The only thing you can trust in these documentaries is the core factual content. As to the importance of the Navy, from Elizabethan times to the end of the 19th century the Royal Navy was very much the military arm of the Monarch, whereas the Army (at least before there was a standing army) was made up of regiments provided by the Barons. In the days of sail the Royal Navy needed huge amounts of rope, pulleys (blocks), canvas, oak, iron and other things and huge industries developed to provide these. The Royal Navy also needed men and, setting aside conscription during wartime, is the only military service I'm aware of that was allowed to literally kidnap people and force them into service (the "Press"). To your questions: The Spanish were pretty much everywhere in 'The Americas', almost up to Canada (but West of the Mississippi except for Florida) but they may have taken the firmest root in the south because that was where all the silver was found. Once the Aztecs had been wiped out and all their gold plundered, the Spanish became addicted to silver from the mines in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Guatemala, Bolivia, Panama, Chile and the Dominican Republic. Spain set up mints relatively near these mines, where the quality of the silver was assayed and the metal was minted into "pieces of eight (Reals)" or the Peso, otherwise known as the Spanish dollar. Once minted the silver coins were transported by llama and mule convoys to Spanish ports where they were loaded along with other valuable goods on to "flotillas of treasure ships" for transport back to Spain. Innovative techniques for coin production were developed in these mints and because of this and because of the gigantic quantity of coinage that was produced, the Spanish dollar became the world's first international currency. The US dollar is directly based on the Spanish dollar, as are the currencies of many South American and Asian countries as well as the Philippines. Edit: I meant to say Mississippi not Rio Grande, obviously.

[@andrewcomerford9411]

The islands of the Caribbean are a natural resupply point, and a good centre of operations. Spanish ships based there could make easy voyages to Florida and Central America. Southern Spain is VERY hot, and the beaches around Cadiz are Hell on Earth if you don't have water. Of ancient militaries, only the Romans had a dedicated code of conduct in any modern sense. After the execution of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell became a virtual dictator, but shortly after his death, the monarchy was restored in the person of Charles II. This is the only time Britain was a republic. Samuel Pepys diary, is an incredible document, both of the navy, and of everyday life at the time. He used a form of shorthand to allow him to write quickly (before the use of computers, shorthand was a method of copying dictated documents quickly, to be written up or typed later). Where do you think the US Navy got the idea?

[@rolos140670]

they went south for the gold

[@jonathanwhite5640]

Spain colonised that part of the America`s due to the "Trade Winds" taking Spain`s ships across the Atlantic Ocean

[@user-gp9vk8he5g]

Vanity ships, well, well we have two today those new aircraft carriers.

[@Sphinxgamingworld9942]

Funny how English people never mention the English counter armada 1589 in which they tried to take advantage of the failure of the Spanish Armada and tried to invade Spain and failed miserably 💀 💀.

[@tomhirons7475]

we never and we knew it did have the manpower to invade spain, so do some research, i think it was more some little raids, Facts you lack Padawan

[@Sphinxgamingworld9942]

@@tomhirons7475 Learn proper grammar before giving me lectures on history.

[@tomhirons7475]

@@Sphinxgamingworld9942 If you had watched the video, you would have learned it was just an attack on Cadiz, and many years later than you say........

[@Sphinxgamingworld9942]

@@tomhirons7475 the attack on Cadiz isn’t what I’m referring to. I’m referring to the English counter armada (1589). Here is a link to a video that explains everything . It wasn’t a light loss: 11,000- 18,000 casualties. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5K5oqCIgbNga7ssi=7z0IAByjH0b_wtwr

[@robertallmark248]

@Sphinxgamingworld9942 me thinks you are anti english

[@tobytaylor2154]

The Spanish were interested in the sth due to gold and how much the sth American tribes had. The picture of the fish in the Hull is to show how the Hull is designed with moving through the water fast like a fish without using words, it's self explaintary

[@johnmcgurn8921]

William the Coquerer also known as the “Bastarrd duke of Nornmandy.”

[@user-ze5tu4ck1t]

Alot words and phrases come from the Navy .Of course it's Less than than it used to be as the Nsvy git smaller and the export of Goods went down.

[@catherinewilkins2760]

Welcome back. Unfortunately Dan is rather good at the dramatics, but can be a bit light on historical facts. You asked the question about the origins of military. We had been at war with the French for eons. We had training in the use of the long bow for ever. Henry V by Shakespeare gives an account of Agincourt, where they decimated the French. The use of the longbow was compulsory for all males. The Royal Navy was formed by Henry VIII, after he formed Trinity House. Our history is formed by constant battles, both at home, amongst the 4 Couries of the British Isles and by hostilities with European states. We have Castles built to defend from the enemy within and without. I find it ironic that we learn are history in two parts, social struggles at home -v- our role in the world. We often forget that during the Napoleonic wars, we had the industrial revolution starting at home with the Luddites smashing up machines and killing people with the due consequences. We seemed to have lived in a constance turmoil. I guess it must focus the mind to deal with what is in front of you. Dan has a habit of missing the fact we had a merchant navy who predates the Royal Navy. Samuel Pepys was not a Mariner, he went to sea, but was a desk man, given the role as Master of Trinity House. He also reformed the Royal Navy. He used his knowledge gained from his observations of both services. Pepys is often overlooked in his roles and often just seen as the bloke who kept a diary and watched the great fire of London. It was the sinking of HMS Gloucester, with the potential loss of the heir to the throne that brought the reality of how shambolic things were, nothing was standard, just quess work. Whilst the sinking has has been forgotten it was a catalyst that brought many changes to England in the form of the Glorious Revolution.

[@DerekLangdon]

You talk of Dan Snow being dramatic. Haha lady, having read your post, I would categorise you as a drama Queen.

[@dimitriosefthymiou6983]

good intro and outro

[@tonybaker55]

England were left with mostly the cold bits of North America though. The Spanish were clever in that respect. It is certainly no coincidence that Greenwich became the centre of the whole world. The Brits still keep up those early traditions and land in Spain and get horribly drunk. 🤣

[@DerekLangdon]

Yes, you are quite right. The English still land in Spain in the summer months, and abuse the hospitality of the locals!!!

[@TukikoTroy]

Ahhhhhhhh the days of wooden ships and iron men. The Royal Navy has always held a place in the nation's heart, maybe not so much now because of the fashionable anti-colonialism thing, but we are still very aware of the RN's history and its place in making the country great. For evidence, just look at the crowds that gathered when the task force sailed for the Falklands, or even the arrival of the new aircraft carriers last year. Can I just say, you seem tired, sad even. I hope you are okay.

[@colincornish2487]

england had hawkins & drake, but then, a century later, we also had the man who today is still known even today as the father of todays modern british royal navy, oliver cromwells general at sea, robert blake! who took on & beat both the spainsh, & barbary pirites in their own home waters! blake was the 1st man to keep the navy at sea all year! should also remember who created the modern british army, via his civil war new model army, which combined logistics, cavary, infantry, & strict disipliine! todays coldstream guards were a product of cromwell, as well as strting the briish empire in 1655, by capturing jamaica from the spainish! but cromwell does not, even today, get credit he is due, as, remember, the victors always write the history books!

[@charlesfrancis6894]

One needs cash to build ships and finance and all that is involved. America is today the richest nation and this calculation is not lost on those nations today who are seeking that no 1 spot.

[@timbrocklehurst875]

Hi SoGal, you might want to check ou some of the KZbinr Drachinifel's work. His naval histories are very well informed.

[@FLORATOSOTHON]

Long time no see you on KZbin, nice to see you back. This was a most informative video, about the British Navy. Here are some other Naval videos (Greek) that may be of interest: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqjdZmmed7xsgas kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWa1gHWfo9CbeKc kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJTWo4Goh9CEn9U kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZOkpKt4ncR_adU

[@seangannon193]

Hawkins, learned from everything that went before, in his slave trading days

[@DerekLangdon]

Drake, Frobisher and the Killigrew family of Falmouth in Cornwall were all pirates. They are not to be honoured. They were all cutthroats and thieves.

[@jimf671]

No impressed. The origins of the Royal Navy are usually put in the early 1500s in the reign of Henry VIII. But the Royal Navy is not just the English Navy. For three hundred years it has been the British navy. During that same period of the early 16th century, the long-established Scottish navy built the largest warship in the world (eventually selling it to their French allies who were under a lot of pressure from the English). Government records in either kingdom were all pretty sketchy before 1660 but we know that the Scottish Navy was an established force with a permanent administration in around 1400 and naval fleets had existed since the 12th century. This was a country of many islands, making it a natural pool of maritime talent. In the 18th century, Scottish naval talent was not happy with their British career options and looked further afield, contributing significantly to the development of both the Russian Navy (Thomas Gordon & others ... ) and the United States Navy (John Paul Jones).

[@vtbn53]

I don't understand why you can't follow the video, who was in charge of the republic? Oliver Cromwell, how can you not know that?

[@user-ze5tu4ck1t]

We've just built two Aircraft Carriers but can't afford the planes .Can anyone spot the problem with That ? .

[@DerekLangdon]

It’s what happens when you try to keep up with the Joneses!

[@jonathanvince8173]

Yes the Navy was part of British culture which changed under Ted heath and Thatcher Prim ministers as they destroyed the armed forces.

[@DerekLangdon]

Isn’t it awful? How can the English be expected to rebuild an Empire without a military.

[@karenblackadder1183]

Wouldn't trust a word uttered by Dan Snow. He simply recites a modern take on history.

[@andyroot1242]

I thought that the Magna Carta was, more or less, the genesis of the Constitutional Monarchy which has mostly survived to modern times, only slightly battered about, here and there. The term "Republic" confused me as well. As a mere colonial, I hope I can reasonably plead ignorance ...

[@DerekLangdon]

Republic is a preferable word to Monarchy don’t you think? Although I wouldn’t want a republic based on the American model.

[@rolos140670]

paid for the wars in europe and elsewhere

[@glennduggan1035]

:-)

[@melbeasley9762]

Charles the Turd is certainly no improvement on Charles 1st and 2nd.

[@DerekLangdon]

Charles the first, just got carried away with the wine, women and song! In other words he lost his head.

[@PJtheincel]

She looks so bored.

[@jaysummers9396]

No, the royal navy is absolutely not prominent in our culture, it used to be, a hundred years ago. The only people who think about the navy are those who join the navy. Fun fact, the first captain to circumnavigate the globe was Sir Francis Drake.

[@DerekLangdon]

Don’t steal another man’s glory away from him. It was Ferdinand Magellan!!!!

[@jaysummers9396]

@@DerekLangdon Oh dear, you're not very bright, are you? Ferdinand Magellan died in the Philippines before he could complete a circumnavigation. Hence, the first Captain to complete a circumnavigation was Sir Francis Drake.

[@jaysummers9396]

@@DerekLangdon How stupid do you feel?