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How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900
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W.H.G. Kingston
"How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves"
Chapter One.
Introductory Remarks.
Ships of the Ancients.
Nautical Customs derived from the Ancients.
Introductory Remarks.
Ships of the Ancients.
Nautical Customs derived from the Ancients.
Chapter Two.
Early English Ships (from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1087.)
Early English Ships (from A.D. 600 to A.D. 1087.)
Chapter Three.
The Navy in the days of the Plantagenets—from A.D. 1087 to A.D. 1327.
The Navy in the days of the Plantagenets—from A.D. 1087 to A.D. 1327.
Chapter Four.
Ships and Commerce to the reign of Henry the Seventh—from A.D. 1327 to A.D. 1509.
Ships and Commerce to the reign of Henry the Seventh—from A.D. 1327 to A.D. 1509.
Chapter Five.
Establishment of the Royal Navy of England—from A.D. 1509 to A.D. 1558.
Establishment of the Royal Navy of England—from A.D. 1509 to A.D. 1558.
Chapter Six.
Reign of Elizabeth—from A.D. 1558 to A.D. 1603.
Reign of Elizabeth—from A.D. 1558 to A.D. 1603.
Chapter Seven.
James the First—from A.D. 1567 to A.D. 1625.
James the First—from A.D. 1567 to A.D. 1625.
Chapter Eight.
Charles the First to Termination of Commonwealth—A.D. 1625 to A.D. 1660.
The Commonwealth.
Charles the First to Termination of Commonwealth—A.D. 1625 to A.D. 1660.
The Commonwealth.
Chapter Nine.
Charles the Second and James the Second—from A.D. 1660 to A.D. 1689.
James the Second.
Charles the Second and James the Second—from A.D. 1660 to A.D. 1689.
James the Second.
Chapter Ten.
A View of Naval affairs in Charles the Second’s Reign.
A View of Naval affairs in Charles the Second’s Reign.
Chapter Eleven.
William and Mary—from A.D. 1689 to A.D. 1702.
William and Mary—from A.D. 1689 to A.D. 1702.
Chapter Twelve.
Queen Anne—from A.D. 1702 to A.D. 1714.
Queen Anne—from A.D. 1702 to A.D. 1714.
Chapter Thirteen.
George the First and Second—from A.D. 1714 to A.D. 1760.
George the Second.
George the First and Second—from A.D. 1714 to A.D. 1760.
George the Second.
Chapter Fourteen.
George the Third—from A.D. 1760 to A.D. 1782.
George the Third—from A.D. 1760 to A.D. 1782.
Chapter Fifteen.
George the Third—from War with Republican France, A.D. 1792, to end of A.D. 1802.
George the Third—from War with Republican France, A.D. 1792, to end of A.D. 1802.
Chapter Sixteen.
George the Third—from A.D. 1803 to end of war A.D. 1814.
George the Third—from A.D. 1803 to end of war A.D. 1814.
Chapter Seventeen.
War with United States of America to war in Syria—from A.D. 1811 to A.D. 1840.
First War with Burmah—1826.
The Second Burmese War—1851-52.
Battle of Navarino—1827.
Warfare in Syria with Mahomet Ali.
War with United States of America to war in Syria—from A.D. 1811 to A.D. 1840.
First War with Burmah—1826.
The Second Burmese War—1851-52.
Battle of Navarino—1827.
Warfare in Syria with Mahomet Ali.
Chapter Eighteen.
First War with China, and efforts to suppress the Slave-Trade—A.D. 1840.
African Coast Blockade.
Dhow chasing on the East Coast of Africa.
Expedition up the Niger.
First War with China, and efforts to suppress the Slave-Trade—A.D. 1840.
African Coast Blockade.
Dhow chasing on the East Coast of Africa.
Expedition up the Niger.
Chapter Nineteen.
Warfare in the Nineteenth Century—from A.D. 1845 to A.D. 1900.
Captain Loch’s expedition up the Saint Juan De Nicaragua.
Attacks on Pirates.
War with China—1856.
Russian War—1854-55.
Operations in the Baltic.
Warfare in the Nineteenth Century—from A.D. 1845 to A.D. 1900.
Captain Loch’s expedition up the Saint Juan De Nicaragua.
Attacks on Pirates.
War with China—1856.
Russian War—1854-55.
Operations in the Baltic.
Chapter Twenty.
The Evolution of the Modern Warship.
The Evolution of the Modern Warship.
Chapter Twenty One.
Modern Engines of War.
Modern Engines of War.
Chapter Twenty Two.
The British Navy of to-day.
The British Navy of to-day.
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