HMS Victory and Mary Rose

From our trip to England, France and Belgium in April 2008. The following is the text from the scrolling titles in the video:

HMS Victory
1765
At 105 guns, this first rate line of battle ship was the flagship of Admiral Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

The epitome of the square rigged man o' war, the Victory led the British fleet at Trafalgar and put an end to Napoleon's plans to invade England.

At the height of the battle, Nelson was shot by a French sniper. He later died on Victory's orlop deck, secure in the knowledge that the British fleet had triumphed and that England was secure from invasion.

Mary Rose
1511
The flagship of King Henry VIII's fleet, Mary Rose capsized in 1545 just outside of Portsmouth in an area known as the Solent during a battle with the French. In 1982 the hull was raised and towed into Portsmouth.

Her port side is largely gone, but her starboard side, preserved in the sand for centuries, is mostly intact.

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[bulked]

"British fleet had triumphed and that England was secure from invasion."

Am i the only person who spotted this mistake?

[calessi]

And the mistake is...?

[bulked]

"BRITISH fleet had triumphed and that ENGLAND was secure from invasion."

Not Clear;)

[calessi]

OK...I can be as anal retentive as the next person when it comes to historical fact. And I have made corrections in the past when viewers have pointed out errors to me. But I'm going resist making changes on this one.

Nelson's fleet was a British fleet, in every sense an instrument of power of the British Empire.

The *likely* site of invasion by a Napoleonic force across the Channel would have been:

A. Wales

B. Scotland

C. England

D.The Bronx

If you answered C, you are correct.

[bulked]

A B and C are parts of the same country. Its like me saying the Japanese were only a war with Hawaii after Pearl Harbour

:)

[calessi]

No, my friend. But it IS like saying the Japanese were at war with America after ATTACKNG Hawaii. Or being at war with America, and then later attacking parts of Alaska.

Here endeth the lesson. I can't explain my point any further.

[Bullettube]

This is what YouTube is for! A great home video, complete with appropriate music. Perfect focus, nice panning,,just a really good video! The last shot of the plaque and orlop sent a chill down my spine.

[sweetypie000]

can someone tell me WHY the publics lottery fund keep getting thrown at these ships and then they go and charge a fortune for the public to go and visit them ?

This is OUR heritage. The entrance should be FREE. They are STEALING OUR LOTTERY MONEY

[zx750e1turbo]

excellent thanks for sharing. cheers 1-Saxondog

[ELSKYO]

@sovietkid96 so?

[2008Sameoldfitup]

roy west

[glynamus]

nelson was amazing! he suffered from sea sickness everytime he went to sea. but, he was a true hero. r.i.p.

[CapitanFiro]

Honour and Glory for the spaniards , how fought and dead with Honour

[hjones1]

Impressive restoration. The Caldercraft model of this beauty, HMS Victory is also worth a look.

[Blablablabla2008]

I adored your video! I was there in 2007 and this video brought back some really special memories! Thanks a lot!

[BWATER1]

Lord Nelson is my hero. one of the greatest naval commanders in history!

[TheresAGhostInMyBeer]

No!?

You choose to live there,

By your own choice, What are you then?

[TheresAGhostInMyBeer]

You are not old enough jto be browsing the internet im afraid kid

You havent even finished school

Your a very poor example of what an American kid should be

I suggest going back to school and learning some real history