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This is Epic History's guide to HMS Victory, one of the most famous warships in history, and flagship of Vice Admiral Nelson at his decisive victory over the Franco-Spanish Combined Fleet at Trafalgar in 1805. In this episode we look at the composition of naval crews, and how they sailed, fought and lived aboard a warship like Victory. Thank you to the National Museum of the Royal Navy for their help in making this series. HMS Victory is currently undergoing a major conservation project, but remains open to the public throughout. More info here: https://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/ Thank you to the National Maritime Museum for their support in making this series: https://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum To view more naval paintings by Derek Gardner, including available works and archive of past sales, visit the Jack Fine Art website: http://www.jackfineart.com/Derek-Gardner/Derek-Gardner.htm 3D animations by https://www.jamesmalcolm.work/ HMS Victory cutaway model by https://s-edwards.com Support Epic History TV on Patreon from $1 per video, and get perks like ad-free early access & votes on future topics https://www.patreon.com/EpicHistoryTV Or join the ranks of the Grognards with our YouTube memberships https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvPXiKxH-eH9xq-80vpgmKQ/join 👕 Buy posters, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs & stickers at our merch store: https://crowdmade.com/collections/epichistorytv Visit our online bookshop to find great books on this and other topics: UK site - https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv US site - https://bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv As a bookshop.org affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases while donating 10% of sales to support independent bookshops! 🎶Music from Filmstro: https://filmstro.com/?ref=7765 Get 20% off an annual license with this exclusive code: EPICHISTORYTV_ANN #EpicHistoryTV #HMSVictory #Naval #NapoleonicWars