After the death of William’s second son, Henry I, the country was subjected to a period of civil war that ended one year before the accession of Henry II in 1154.
Domestically the long ministry of Sir Robert Walpole (1721–42), during the reigns of George I and George II, was a period of relative stability that saw the beginnings of the development of the cabinet as the chief executive organ of government.
The years prior to the outbreak of World War II were characterized by the ineffective attempts to stem the rising tide of German and Italian aggression.
Shannon The HMS Shannon, launched in 1806, was a 38 gun frigate of the Vera class and won a noteworthy victory over the USS Chesapeake, on June 1st 1813, during the War of 1812.
Trincomalee Formerly HMS TRINCOMALEE a wooden sailing frigate of the British Royal Navy, built in 1817.
To avoid her capture by the French revolutionary forces, she was transferred to the British Royal Navy 1793.
Feeds |
Contact