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4 days ago · William Penn, founder of the Pennsylvania Colony, cast a long shadow in colonial America yet was in North America for only four years of his long life. Penn was born on Oct. 14, 1644, in London, in the middle of that country's civil war. Penn's father (also named William), an admiral in the Royal Navy, was a supporter of King Charles I and was ...
5 days ago · The reputation of religious freedom advocate and early Quaker William Penn has evolved over the years since he lived in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. A close associate of the British court, Penn was an accomplished speaker and writer.
3 days ago · The book ends with ‘Post-war blues’, a chapter on perceptions of the Navy after 1815, as the shift to peacetime reduced the prominence of the Navy in national life, and brought about increased hardships for officers and men as opportunities for regular employment and promotion dwindled.
2 days ago · Naval Families opens with a comparison of an officer’s affectionate letter to his wife, lamenting how his naval service kept him from her and their young children, in stark contrast to Horatio Nelson’s patriotic proclamation ‘I will be a hero!’ quoted in Robert Sothey’s Life of Nelson (1813).
2 days ago · Joseph Ambler Inn, a historic property once owned by William Penn, has gone onto the market for $7 million, writes Justin Heinze for Patch. The property has roots that trace all the way back to the pre- Revolutionary War colonial era.
4 days ago · Rolls and lists of the WW1 officers and men of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines who were awarded or claimed medals and clasps issued to commemorate actions and campaigns. Continue reading ›. Source Information.
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1 day ago · The United States Naval Academy ( USNA, Navy, or Annapolis) is a federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy. The Naval Academy is the second oldest of the five U.S. service academies and it educates midshipmen for service in the officer ...
