English navy

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The English navy was the maritime military force of the Kingdom of England, playing a central role in its defense, exploration, and expansion as a major seafaring power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military branch
naval force
contributedTo English colonial expansion in India
English colonial expansion in North America
English colonial expansion in the Caribbean
country Kingdom of England
developedDuringReignOf Charles I of England
Charles II of England
Elizabeth I of England
Henry VIII of England
James I of England
linked to: James VI and I

William III of England
followedBy Royal Navy
linked to: English navy
governedBy Lords Admiral of England
Navy Board
hasMainTask amphibious operations
blockade of enemy ports
maritime defense of England
power projection overseas
protection of English trade routes
support of colonial expansion
influenced Royal Navy
language English
locationOfOperation Atlantic Ocean
English Channel
Irish Sea
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
mergedInto Royal Navy of Great Britain
linked to: Royal Navy
notableCommander Edward Hawke
linked to: Sir Edward Hawke

Francis Drake
George Monck
James, Duke of York
linked to: Duke of York

John Hawkins
Martin Frobisher
Robert Blake
notableEngagement Battle of Barfleur
Battle of Gravelines (1588)
Battle of La Hogue
Battle of La Rochelle (1622)
Battle of Lowestoft
Battle of Sluys
Battle of Solebay
operatedBy Kingdom of England
participatedIn Anglo-Dutch Wars
Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
English Civil War
Hundred Years' War
Nine Years' War (1688–1697)
linked to: Nine Years' War

War of the Spanish Succession
partOf armed forces of the Kingdom of England
precededBy Anglo-Saxon naval forces
significantDevelopment adoption of line-of-battle tactics
growth of state-funded dockyards
transition from medieval fleets to standing navy
significantEvent defeat of the Spanish Armada
supportedActivity exploration voyages
overseas trade protection
privateering
timePeriod Restoration era
linked to: Stuart period

Stuart period
Tudor period
linked to: Tudor England

late 17th century
late Middle Ages
use merchant auxiliaries
naval artillery
oared vessels
sailing ships
warships
usedBase Chatham Dockyard
Deptford Dockyard
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Woolwich Dockyard
usedShipType carrack
frigate
galleon
galley
pinnace
ship of the line

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Battle of Valcour Island combatant Royal Navy
linked to: English navy
Eustace the Monk enemyOf English royal navy
linked to: English navy
Battle of Porto Bello (1739) involved Royal Navy
linked to: English navy
Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland successor Royal Navy
linked to: English navy
Battle of Scheveningen primaryOpposingNavies English Navy
linked to: English navy
Tangier 1662–1680 hasParticipant Royal Navy
linked to: English navy
King of England authorityOver English navy
Battle of Vélez-Málaga navalPowerInvolved Royal Navy
linked to: English navy
Drake–Norris Expedition hasParticipant English Navy
linked to: English navy
Counter-Armada militaryBranch English navy
Raid on Cadiz (1587) commandingNavy English Royal Navy
linked to: English navy
Battle of San Juan (1595) involves English Navy
linked to: English navy
Essex-Raleigh Expedition to the Azores participant English Navy
linked to: English navy
Capture of Cádiz (1596) participant English Navy
linked to: English navy
John Hawkins militaryBranch English Navy
linked to: English navy
Sir Richard Grenville militaryBranch English Navy
linked to: English navy
Battle of Medway involvedForce English home fleet
linked to: English navy
Lord Henry Seymour militaryBranch English Navy
linked to: English navy
Lord Thomas Howard militaryBranch English Navy
linked to: English navy
Aberystwyth Castle recapturedBy English forces
linked to: English navy
Hugh Quieret opponent English navy
Christopher Newport militaryBranch English navy
English conquest of Jamaica supportedBy English Navy
linked to: English navy
English conquest of Jamaica usedMilitaryBranch English Navy
linked to: English navy
Sir Robert Morley militaryBranch English navy
William Rainsborough employer Royal Navy of England
subject linked to: Rainsborough family
linked to: English navy
English navy followedBy Royal Navy
linked to: English navy
Hubert de Burgh militaryBranch English fleet
linked to: English navy
Eustace the Monk enemyOf Cinque Ports fleet
linked to: English navy