History of the Royal Navy

Name: History of the Royal Navy
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 2002-12-31
Cast: Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Monte Markham

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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.

Details

StatusReturning Series

First AiredDecember 31, 2002

Last AiredDecember 31, 2002

Seasons1

Episodes8

TypeDocumentary

Origin CountryUnited Kingdom, United States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

Last Episode

S1 E8 • 12/31/2002

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.