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The history of the United Kingdom is the history of the Royal Navy. We are an island nation and sea has always been a vital factor. It is the means of people arriving from overseas, a barrier to invaders, a highway for trade and the basis for a once-global empire.
The English Navy becomes the Royal Navy after the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II in 1660.
By 1815 Britain, through the Royal Navy, was the unchallenged mistress of the world's oceans.
The 19th century saw the Royal Navy transform from one of sail and wood into steam and steel.
Having won the naval race with Germany, Britain controlled the seas for the duration of the war.
Naval supremacy in the Atlantic was pivotal to the success of allied amphibious operations in World War Two
