List of British naval ships which visited New Zealand on or before 1865Fairburn, Thayer
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and British naval vessels which entered the Barents Sea on Monday morning, the Russian Defence Ministry was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency. Article content The U.S. Navy said earlier on Monday that four U.S. Navy ships and a Royal Navy vessel had entered the Ba...
In the 18th century the copper mine was the most productive in the world - copper from the mine was used to sheath the British Admiralty's wooden ships of war. Crunch time for 100 mining jobs; HOPES REST ON REPORT AS BOSS SAYS: THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD Dig idea: Parys Mountain mine Thi...
(1803–1815), Britain emerged as the principal naval and imperial power of the 19th century and expanded its imperial holdings. It pursued trade concessions in China and Japan, and territory in Southeast Asia. The "Great Game" and "Scramble for Africa" also ensued. The period of relative ...
England experienced rapid economic development in the 18th century. The market demand for manufactured goods exceeded the supply. This motivated entrepreneurs to search for new ways to improve productivity. 英国在18世纪经历了快速的经济发展。市场对制成品的需求超过了供应。这促使企业家寻找提高生产力的新方...
It has been over a century since the guns of WW1 fell silent. A war best known for mostly static trench warfare on the Western Front in France and Belgium as the great Empires of Britain, France, and German slugged out a 4 year-long brutal slaughter. In the immediate aftermath of this...
In the 18th century, the British Brotherhood knew its peak under the leadership of Edward Kenway and Miko before the two were killed by Templars led by Grand Master Reginald Birch. Left leaderless, the Assassins lost their grip on London and relocated their headquarters to Crawley, acting more ...
Slave ships transported 11–12 million Africans to destinations in North and South America, but it was not until the end of the 18th century that any regulation was introduced. The Brookes print dates to after the Regulated Slave Trade Act of 1788, but still shows enslaved Africans chained in...
Between 1812 and 1818, James was a naval captain in Jamaica, where his uncle Vice-Admiral Charles Stirling (1760–1833) was commander-in-chief. During these six years, James received extra pay on at least six occasions for chaperoning merchant ships and bullion to and from the slave colony,...