England in fact was no sea power at all when king Henry VIII. mounted the throne in 1509 as he had only 3 ill-armed battleships in that particular year. When he died in 1547 the English fleet consisted of 70 well-armed battleships. Henry VIII. lay the basis for the English sea power, the Royal Navy won the glorious victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588, this victory would not have been possible without the preparative work of Henry VIII...
english channel
Sea Power.
Tributary systems helped China to become a great sea power under Song leadership.
great britain
Britain's a sea power! The southern tip of Africa is the famous "Cape of Good Hope"; now Britain controlled that cape (and the world trades that went with it)!
-exploration and colonialism-sea power-political stability-government support-growth of private investment
His failure to win control of the sea from Great Britain
Sea Power.
Tributary systems helped China to become a great sea power under Song leadership.
Because it was the preeminent sea power.
The North Sea and the English Channel are to the east of Great Britain
Great Britain is surrounded by the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
It is the North Sea.
his failure to win control of the sea from great britain
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No it doesn't ! The North Sea borders Great Britain to the East. To the North of Scotland, there is the Arctic ocean, to the West is the Atlantic ocean, and to the South is the Bristol channel.
The North Sea
C. I. Hamilton has written: 'The making of the modern admiralty' -- subject(s): Military policy, Great Britain. Royal Navy, Great Britain. Admiralty, Sea-power, Naval History, Great Britain, HISTORY / Military / General, History