Empire Of The Seas - Season 1 Episode 1 Heart of Oak
Heart of Oak opens with a dramatic retelling of 16th and 17th-century history. Victory over the Armada proved a turning point in the nation's story as tiny, impoverished England was transformed into a seafaring nation, one whose future wealth and power lay on the oceans. The ruthless exploits of Elizabethan seafaring heroes like Francis Drake created a potent new sense of national identity that combined patriotism and Protestantism with private profiteering.
At sea and on land, Snow shows how the Navy became an indispensable tool of state, weaving the stories of characters like Drake, God's Republican warrior at sea Robert Blake, and Samuel Pepys, administrator par excellence, who laid the foundations for Britain's modern civil service.
With access to the modern Navy and reconstructed ships of the time, Snow recounts the Navy's metamorphosis from a rabble of West Country freebooters to possibly the most complex industrial enterprise on earth.
Year: 2010
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC Two
Director:
Cast: Dan Snow
Crew:
First Air Date: Jan 15, 2010
Last Air date: Feb 05, 2010
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 4 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 0.814
Language: English
Season
Season 1
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