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HMS Henrietta (1660)
The ''Langport'' was a 52-gun third rate frigate ordered in December 1652 for the navy of the Commonwealth of England and built by shipbuilder William Bright at Horsleydown, Bermondsey, London. She was launched in 1654, and named for the Parliamentary victory at the Battle of Langport in 1645. She took part in the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on 20 April 1657. After the Restoration in 1660, the ''Langport'' was taken into the new Royal Navy, and renamed HMS ''Henrietta'' after the Queen Consort. By 1666 her armament had officially risen to 58 guns, comprising 20 demi-cannon, 4 culverin A culverin was initially an ancestor of the hand-held arquebus, but the term was later used to describe a type of medieval and Renaissance cannon. The word is derived from the antiquated "culuering" and the French (from " grass snake", follo ...s, 26 12-pounders and 8 demi-culverins; however, she actually carried 22 demi-cannon, 4 culverins, 37 demi-culverins and 2 saker (cannon), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of England
The Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from the late 9th century, when it was unified from various Heptarchy, Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, which would later become the United Kingdom. The Kingdom of England was among the most powerful states in Europe during the Middle Ages, medieval and Early modern period, early modern periods. Beginning in the year 886 Alfred the Great reoccupied London from the Danish Vikings and after this event he declared himself King of the Anglo-Saxons, until his death in 899. During the course of the early tenth century, the various Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were united by Alfred's descendants Edward the Elder (reigned 899–924) and Æthelstan (reigned 924–939) to form the Kingdom of the English. In 927, Æthelstan conquered the last remaining Viking kingdom, Scandinavian York, York, making him the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
