18th century seafaring lifeBritish Royal Navy historygender relationsmerchant marinersImpressmentIn the long eighteenth century, the British Royal Navy established dominance of the seas with the widely despised forced labor system of impressment. Previous attempts at explaining this paradox have erred ...
British Napoleonic Wars Uniforms and Equipment 1792-1815 British Colonial Conflicts and the Crimean War, 1816-1914 24th Officer Coat and Shako, 1830 for Fort Lennox National Historic Site We have reproduced a number of 19th century British Army and Navy uniforms for various museums and collectors....
, Social Life in Cape Colony in the 18th Century. Cape Town, 1927. Google Scholar Du Toit (P. S.), Onderwys in Kaapland, 1652–1939. Pretoria, 1940. Google Scholar Kilpin (R.), The Parliament of the Cape. London, 1939. Google Scholar MacMillan (W. M.), Cape Colour Question...
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...
Royal Navy Bombardment of El Morro Castle on 1st July 1762 during the Capture of Havana in 1762: a British picture 32.Podcast on the Storming of Siringapatam: The capture on 4thMay 1799 of Tipu Sultan’s palace fortress: A key battle in the conquest of South India by the British:John...
British 1804 Pattern Royal Navy Boarding CutlassPrior to the famous naval battle of Trafalar, a new pattern of the Boarding cutlass was introduced. The popular 18th century design of the figure '8' iron hilt was retained but the horn or leather grip was wisely abandoned. The constant exposure...
their own Anglo-Saxon tongue. Gradually (by the 13th and 14th centuries), the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans were fused into a common community of English people. The English colloquial and literary language developed in the 16th century. The English bourgeois revolution of the 17th century was ...
In the East Indies, British and Dutch merchants continued to compete in spices and textiles. With textiles becoming the larger trade, by 1720, in terms of sales, the British company had overtaken the Dutch.[50] During the middle decades of the 18th century, there were several outbreaks of ...
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...