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About the product The sea is the only empire that can naturally belong to us, ”- this is how they thought in Britain in the 17th century. Indeed, the Royal Navy (Royal Navy) became a truly national treasure of Foggy Albion, the era of its victories created the British Empire, which won the status of «Lady of the Seas», and the famous patriotic song sang «Rule, Britain, the seas!» With the help of the best (and most expensive) navy in the world, London was able to secure its primacy in colonial trade, to counterbalance the claims of the continental powers in world geopolitics. It was the navy that not only sent the Spanish Invincible Armada to the bottom of the English Channel in 1588, but also gave the British the opportunity to dominate international trade, take colonies from their rivals and capture new ones. This book is the first in Russian literature review of the development of the Royal Navy’s naval personnel from the early 16th century to the mid-19th century. This work will tell the reader about almost two thousand of the largest ships (battleships and frigates) in more than three hundred years of British shipbuilding. Considering the evolution of sailing ships as combat units, the author not only tells what ships were built, but also explains why they left the shipyards exactly like that (without delving into the details of the complex design of a wooden sailing ship). The edition is illustrated with unique paintings, drawings and drawings. …
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