Synopsis
In a series on the Royal Navy's role in British history, Dan Snow shows how the country came out of military and economic disaster to achieve global supremacy.
- Programme: Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World
- Episode: 02: The Golden Ocean
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2010
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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