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The painting Dutch attack on the Medway, June 1667 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest , painted c. 1667 shows the captured HMS Royal Charles, right of center.The 80-gun warship Naseby was built by Peter Pett and launched at Woolwich dockyard in 1655 and originally named in honour of Oliver Cromwell's decisive 1645 victory over the Royalist forces during the English Civil Wars. With the Restoration she was renamed HMS Royal Charles, and served as the ship that brought king Charles II back to England in 1660, captained by Sir Edward Montagu.
At 1,230 tons, the Naseby was larger than Sovereign of the Seas, the first three-deck ship of the line, built by Phineas Pett, Peter's father. Unlike Sovereign of the Seas, the Naseby was only to enjoy twelve years in service.
As the Royal Charles she took part in the Second Anglo-Dutch War. In 1665Events March 4 Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War March 6 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication March 16 Bucharest allows Jews to settle in the city in exchange of annual tax of 16 guilders June 3 The Duke of York defeats the she fought in the Battle of Lowestoft13 June 1665, showing HMS Royal Charles and the Eendracht by Hendrik van Minderhout, painted c. The Battle of Lowestoft 13 June 1665 was a naval battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. A fleet of more than a hundred ships of the United Provinces commanded b under the command of the Lord High Admiral, James Stuart, Duke of YorkJames II of England and VII of Scotland ( 14 October 1633 16 September 1701) became King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 6 February 1685. He would prove to be the last Catholic monarch to reign over England, Scotland or Ireland. His subjects distrus, her captain being William PennFor the British admiral, see William Penn (admiral). William Penn ( October 14, 1644 July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the North American colony of Great Britain that became the U. state of Pennsylvania. The democratic principles that h. In 1666Events September 2 Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles II's baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. The fire burns for three days destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral, but only 16 people, she was in two further actions, the inconclusive Four Days Battle11 14 June 1666 by Pieter Cornelisz van Soest, painted c. The Four Days Battle was a naval battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Fought from June 11 to June 14, 1666 off the English coast, it remains one of the longest naval engagements in history. The En and the defeat of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter1607 1676, Lieutenant-Admiral-General of the United Provinces by Ferdinand Bol, painted 1667. Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter ( March 24, 1607 April 29, 1676) is the most famous admiral in Dutch history. De Ruyter fought the English in the first three Angl in the St. James's Day BattleJames' Day Battle also known as the Battle of the North Foreland and the Battle of Orfordness August 4 to August 5, 1666 was a naval battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War, fought between the fleets of England and the United Provinces commanded by Admiral M off the North Foreland.
In 1667 flagging English national esteem was further depressed by the raid on the Medway in which a Dutch fleet invaded the Thames and Medway rivers and captured the Royal Charles, removing her with great skill to Hellevoetsluis in the United Provinces. The Dutch did not take her into naval service because it was considered that she drew too much water for general use on the Dutch coast. She was auctioned for scrap in 1673.
Her metal stern piece, showing the English coat of arms with a lion and unicorn along with the white ensign, is now on display in the Rijksmuseum at Amsterdam.
