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HMS Swiftsure (1573)
''Swiftsure''The 'HMS' prefix was not used until the middle of the 18th century, but is sometimes applied retrospectively was a galleon of the Kingdom of England, English history of the Royal Navy (before 1707), Navy, launched in 1573. She was rebuilt in 1592. In 1607 she was renamed ''Speedwell'', when she was rebuilt for a second time at Deptford, now classed as a Third rate, middling ship. She was wrecked near Vlissingen on 1 November 1624. Notes References Citations Bibliography *Lavery, Brian (2003) ''The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850.'' Conway Maritime Press. . *Winfield, Rif (2009) ''British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates.'' Seaforth Publishing. . Ships of the English navy 16th-century ships History of Zeeland, English ship Swiftsure (1573) Vlissingen, English ship Swiftsure (1573) {{UK-line-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of England
The Kingdom of England (, ) was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 12 July 927, when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. On 12 July 927, the various Anglo-Saxon kings swore their allegiance to Æthelstan of Wessex (), unifying most of modern England under a single king. In 1016, the kingdom became part of the North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great, a personal union between England, Denmark and Norway. The Norman conquest of England in 1066 led to the transfer of the English capital city and chief royal residence from the Anglo-Saxon one at Winchester to Westminster, and the City of London quickly established itself as England's largest and principal commercial centre. Histories of the kingdom of England from the Norman conquest of 1066 conventionally distinguish periods named after successive ruling dynasties: Norman (1066–1154), Plantagenet (1154–1485), Tudor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
