A skeleton that was unearthed on a tiny island is believed to be that of an 18th-century Royal Navy sailor. The remains were laid out in best dress finery, SWNS reports, with archaeolgists also ...

The 18th-century Royal Navy was the most effective fighting force in the world; it won all the great battles at sea, and almost all the wars. It did so because its ships carried well-organised, ...

ROYAL Marines Top Brass are up in arms over plans to change their centuries old ranks and uniforms. Under shock new proposals Royal Marine officers will have their rank structures removed and repla… ...

This article draws substantially on Dr Robert Blyth’s essay, 'Britain, the Royal Navy and the suppression of slave trades in the nineteenth century', in Representing Slavery, eds. Douglas ...

Life at Sea in the Royal Navy of the 18th Century. By Andrew Lambert Last updated 2011-02-17. The enduring notion of Captain Cook's navy is one of blood, sweat and tears.