<p>Sails are finally done away with as steam power takes over and the race between armour and guns gets under way.  Pax Britannia turns maps of the world red as the Americans, Japanese and Germans aspire to have navies just like the British; the road to World War One begins.</p>

Sails are finally done away with as steam power takes over and the race between armour and guns gets under way. Pax Britannia turns maps of the world red as the Americans, Japanese and Germans aspire to have navies just like the British; the road to World War One begins.

<p>Sails are finally done away with as steam power takes over and the race between armour and guns gets under way.&nbsp; Pax Britannia turns maps of the world red as the Americans, Japanese&nbsp;and Germans aspire to have&nbsp;navies just like the British; the road to World War One&nbsp;begins.</p>

17 Binge Thinking History: Ironclads, Big Guns and the road to World War One

A history show of the amateur armchair persuasion whose interest is derived from the Napoleonic idea that history is a myth agreed upon.  Ask Tacitus, the Roman Senator and Historian. In fact ask a policeman.  BTHP will be taking a look at history primarily from a British perspective but not to the exclusion of other great historical stories.

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A history show of the amateur armchair persuasion whose interest is derived from the Napoleonic idea that history is a myth agreed upon. Ask Tacitus, the Roman Senator and Historian. In fact ask a policeman. BTHP will be taking a look at history primarily from a British perspective but not to the exclusion of other great historical stories.

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17 Binge Thinking History: Ironclads, Big Guns and the road to World War One