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BBC - Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World (2010) Episode 3 of 4
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Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World

Historian Dan Snow charts the defining role the Royal Navy played in Britain's struggle for modernity - a grand tale of the twists and turns which thrust the people of the British Isles into an indelible relationship with the sea and ships.

Episode 3 of 4 : High Tide  http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qfylw

In the third programme in this epic four-part series on how the Navy has shaped modern Britain, Dan Snow sheds light on the evolution of Nelson's Navy in the late 18th century. It was the most powerful maritime fighting force in the world, with highly trained crews and ambitious officers. He explores the national enterprise which supported it, and explains how the empire it helped create put Britain on the path to war with France.

Through the stories of naval heroes like Captain Cook, naval administrators like Charles Middleton and of course Admiral Nelson, Snow explores the elite training, the growing naval meritocracy and the years of tough experience which created a ruthless and professional 'Band of Brothers'. He looks at the impact of innovations such as the copper bottoming of the navy's ships and the introduction of a new tax - income tax - to pay for the fleet.

Pushing back the boundaries of the known world, the navy's highly trained crews and ambitious officers laid claim to a burgeoning empire, but at a huge price. By 1800, Britain had been dragged into the greatest sequence of wars the nation had ever seen.

First Broadcast : Fri 29 Jan 2010, 21:00, on BBC Two.


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* BBC programme page : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qfylw

* Additional Information Links :

- BBC History, Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson : http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/nelson_admiral_horatio_lord.shtml

- Historical Maritime Society: Nelson and His Navy : http://www.hms.org.uk/nelsonsnavymain.htm

- Wikipedia, Charles Middleton : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Middleton,_1st_Baron_Barham

- BBC History in Depth, Captain Cook : http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/captaincook_01.shtml




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