![]() ![]() In 1707 it became the naval force of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Union between England and Scotland which merged the English navy with the much smaller Royal Scots Navy, although the two had begun operating together from the time of the Union of the Crowns in 1603.īefore the creation of the Royal Navy, the English navy had no defined moment of formation it started out as a motley assortment of "King's ships" during the Middle Ages assembled only as needed and then dispersed, began to take shape as a standing navy during the 16th century, and became a regular establishment during the tumults of the 17th century.Įngland before 1603 Early English kingdoms ![]() However, for more than a thousand years before that there had been English naval forces varying in type and organization. The modern incarnation of the institution re-emerged as the national naval force of the Kingdom of England in 1660, following the Restoration of King Charles II to the throne. The official history of the Royal Navy began with the establishment of the Navy Royal by Henry VIII in 1546. ![]()
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