10 Minutes to Seaward

Before the First World War the Kaiser joked that he did not have to worry about Britain as they could not put wheels on a dreadnought. So the Admiralty decided to do just that, and this is how they did it.

The First World War was mainly a land war, but that did not stop the Royal Navy from carving out its place on the front lines. The Royal Navy had a large reserve of men who had expected to fight on ships, with comfortable hammocks and a daily ration of rum. Instead, they were sent to fight in the Siege of Antwerp. All the sources for this video can be found on the Bluejackets Reenactment Society website.

The history of the Reserve forces of the Royal Navy and how they evolved in the years leading up to WW1 
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Life as a merchant navy sailor in the victorian era was hard. It was a difficult and dangerous job, but it was also a vital job as by he end of the victorian era Britain had become dependent on imports of food to stop its growing population form starving. The script and all the sources for this video can be found on our website. 

The history of the prison ships that were used that were used to lock up criminals during the victorian era. This video takes the story from their beginning, through the reformatory ships  of the victorian era, and onto the end of that era in the early years of the twentieth century.
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During the Victorian period institutions known as Industrial Training Ships sprang up around the coasts of Britain. They were similar to the infamous Industrial Schools, but they were set up to train youths in danger of beginning a life of crime for a useful career at sea instead.
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Beatie Fry created the Training Ship Mercury and turned it into the famous institution for training young sailors. She ran it until the day that she died, but what made this formidable lady the woman that she was?
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What was the Merchant Navy? And did you need to do if you wanted to become an officer on a ship of the Merchant Navy?
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Who were the West African sailors that served with the Royal Navy?
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The Royal Navy liked to recruit sailors young so that they would be able to accept the a life at sea, but how young could you be in order to volunteer for service?
 
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