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England successfully un-invaded

Posted by: Canadian () on 25 Sep 2003 at 8:33:48 AM
In-Reply-To: Invasion posted by James on 5:04:59 PM 15 Dec 2002

Yeah, being an island the British, once they had a viable unified kingdom, saw the absolute need for a strong naval defence. It was really King Henry VIII who laid the basis for the modern Royal Navy. Elizabeth I's navy successfully stymied the far larger Spanish Armada in 1588 both because the English were already starting to supplant the Spanish as the pre-eminent world naval power and also because of the weather. Napoleon seriously considered an invasion of Britain but Nelson and Trafalgar quickly showed him the light about that. Along comes Hitler. Now he never really wanted to invade Britain but when Churchill vowed to fight he somewhat reluctantly authorized Sea-Lion in 1940 with Goering's eager urging. The Germans knew that Britain ruled the waves so it was imperative to wipe them out in the air and then unleash the Luftwaffe against the RN. This never happened.

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English History Forum: England successfully un-invaded

English History Forum:
England successfully un-invaded