HMS Victory

The Victory in all its glory....part 2. My camera wasn't good enough!

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July 13th 2008
Ever since I was a little kid, I have always dreamt of sailing the seas in a tall ship. Pirate movies, Hornblower, were all products I used to stimulate my imagination and dream of the vast empty spaces of the ocean. It was a romantic image of freedom to me. As an adult, and a historian, I have learned the truth of the hardships of life on the tall ships; the filthy conditions, the violent discipl ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Hampshire » Portsmouth

Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more

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