house framing and for tanning leather. Wealthy Tudor homes had oak panelled walls and furniture. Ships, especially for naval use, have been built of oak – the crooked nature of the branch structure being ideal for hull shapes. HMSVictoryused about 6000 trees, mostly oak. Old ships ...
Known as the Victory Point Note, handwriting in the margins indicated that the ships had been stuck since 12 September 1846 and that they had been deserted on 22 April 1848. It was also noted that Franklin had died on 11 June 1847 and that 9 officers and 15 men had also been lost. 10...
with Lt. William Hobson finding something critical to the search: a message left behind on King William Island, at Victory Point—located in what we now know as the territory of Nunavut in Northern Canada.
More than 1,000 men died in the sinking of HMS Victory, one of the greatest British naval disasters in the English Channel. The ship vanished in the Channel Islands; no trace could be found for over 250 years. The wreckage was finally located in 2008 by the United States Odyssey Marine ...
Key Facts about Portsmouth HMS Victory Here are some facts about Portsmouth: Portsmouth is a city on the South coast of England. The city is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) Southwest ofLondonand 19 miles (31 kilometers) Southeast ofSouthampton. ...
The 39 steps at the old Wembley Stadium were famous as signifiers of victory or defeat. Take the Wembley Stadium Tour, included with your London Pass, and you’ll be walking up the 107 steps to the presentation area at the modern Wembley. Wembley today hosts a whole host of FA competitio...
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The Battle of Jutland was indecisive strategically, with neither side achieving a clear victory. However, the British Grand Fleet maintained control of the North Sea, effectively blockading the German fleet for the remainder of the war. The British lost 14 ships and over 6,000 men, while the ...
Today, about 100 million bicycles are built every year. There are about twice as many bicycles as cars in the world. Penny Farthing Thepenny farthing, also called a high-wheeled bicycle, had a huge front wheel and a smaller rear wheel. It was named after two coins in England which were...
In the wake of coalition victory in the Gulf War, the Queen became the first British monarch to address a joint meeting of the United States Congress in May 1991. On 24 November 1992, in a speech to mark the Ruby Jubilee of her accession to the throne, Elizabeth called 1992 her annus ...