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.

All labels observed (18)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (80)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (62)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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
Robert Blake → militaryBranch → English Navy ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Robert Blake
linked to: English navy
Western Design → militaryBranch → English Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Tudor England → notableInstitution → Royal Navy (early modern development) ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Marina Real británica → precedidaPor → Royal Navy (Reino de Inglaterra) ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Battle of Portland → hasParticipant → English Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Battle of Ter Heijde → combatantSide → English fleet ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Welcome (ship) → category → Ships of England ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Admiral of the North → partOf → English Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Nicolas Béhuchet → opponent → English navy ⓘ
Potheridge House → hasHistoricalAssociation → Elizabethan navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Four Days' Battle (1666) → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Medina Sidonia → opponent → English Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Singeing of the King of Spain’s Beard → usedBy → English Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Revenge (English galleon) → operatedBy → English Navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Revenge (English galleon) → operatedBy → Elizabethan navy ⓘ
linked to: English navy
Revenge (English galleon) → serviceBranch → Royal Navy (historical predecessor) ⓘ
linked to: English navy