Empire of the Deep  32455

The Rise and Fall of the British Navy

  • I – Lawless Waters: to 1603
    • Introduction
    • Part 1: Invasion Island
      1. England 793-878
      2. Sea Rovers 878-901
      3. The Key 901-1066
      4. Cross Channel 1066-1221
    • Part 2: Wine and Wool
      1. Merchant Warriors 1221-1335
      2. Keeping the Seas 1336-1399
      3. Defence of the Realm 1399-1509
    • Part 3: Atlantic
      1. Home Waters 1509-1530
      2. Brave New Worlds 1530-1556
      3. English Guns 1556-1568
      4. Revolution 1568-1585
    • Part 4: Armada
      1. The Great Enterprise 1585-1588
      2. Battle 1588
      3. Crisis July-August 1588
      4. Aftermath 1588-1603
  • II – State Navy: 1603-1748
    • Introduction
    • Part 5: Floundering
      1. Fallen Colossus 1603-1628
      2. Sovereign of the Seas 1629-1642
    • Part 6: Forged in the Fire
      1. New Model Navy 1642-1652
      2. Line of Battle 1652-1653
      3. Duty 1653-1660
    • Part 7: Sons of the Sea
      1. Club Med
      2. Battlefleet
      3. Tangerines
      4. Mad Proceedings 1677-1694
    • Part 8: Rule Britannia
      1. Joint Ops 1694-1713
      2. Heaven’s Command 1713-1744
      3. Fall and Rise 1744-1748
  • III – To Glory: 1748-1805
    • Introduction
    • Part 9: Killer Instinct
      1. Battle Ready 1748-1757
      2. Counterattack 1757-1759
      3. Quiberon Bay 1759-1771
    • Part 10: The Art of the Admiral
      1. The Science of War 1772-1779
      2. Tactics 1779-1782
      3. Breaking the Line 1782-1792
      4. The Old Guard 1793-1794
    • Part 11: Bands of Brothers
      1. Eggs and Bacon 1794-1795
      2. A School for Young Officers 1795-1797
      3. The Test 1797-1798
      4. The Nile 30 June-2 August 1798
      5. War and Peace 1798-1803
      6. The Chase 1803-1805
      7. The Battle 21 October 1805
  • IV – Dominance, Defiance and Decline: 1805-2013
    • Introduction
    • Part 12: Power
      1. Persuasion 1805-1842
      2. Making the Weather 1842-1860
      3. Arms Race 1860-1899
      4. The Brink 1899-1914
    • Part 13: Götterdämmerung
      1. The Reckoning 1914-16
      2. Jutland 31 May-1 June 1916
      3. To End All Wars 1916-1922
      4. Lean Days 1922-1939
    • Part 14: Last Stand
      1. The Ark 1939-1940
      2. Inferno 1940-1941
      3. Armageddon 1942
      4. The Western Approaches 1942-1943
      5. Methodical Elimination 1943-1944
    • Part 15: Decline
      1. East of Suez 1945-1982
      2. Conclusion: Set in the Silver Sea 1982-2013
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