Why is the Navy and Air Force of the United Kingdom "Royal" and the Army is not?
What is the historical reason the British navy, air force and marines "Royal," but not the army? When did the navy become "royal" or the army stop?
When and how did the British monarchy start losing its power? When did the British Empire officially end? What does the British monarchy do? Why did the British empire decline in the twentieth century? What is the origin of the British flag? When did they start calling Britain the UK? Why do the British care about the Royal Family? Why do the British still support the Royal family? What do Royal Marines do? The British generally don't talk about the monarchy much. Is it true? Why? Why has the UK retained the monarchy? Were British generals in the American colonies during the Revolutionary war ineffective and bad compared to their colonial counterparts? What weapons did the British use in the revolutionary war? Why is the British Empire not hated as much by its former colonies, unlike the Spanish, Japanese, or French empires? How did British political traditions affect the formation of the American government? Why does the US have army bases in England? When will the British monarchy be abolished? How did the Soviet Navy compare to the US Navy? How has the power of the British monarchy changed from absolute monarchy like Henry VIII and violence of the Wars of the Roses, to the present? Why don't the British people unite to abolish monarchy? Why did the industrial revolution happen in 18th century Britain and not any other period? Why does the U.S. Navy have its own army? How was The Peace Corps started? How does the British Army's regimental naming system work? If Britain had attempted to break the Union blockade during the middle of the Civil War how would the Royal Navy have fared against Union ironclads? What caused the British empire to loose its countries? Why are U.S. Army personnel called "soldiers," Navy "sailors," Air Force "airmen," but Marines are called "Marines"? Why did the Spanish Civil war last so long? Why did the U.S. Army eliminate the rank of corporal? Why did Charles de Gaulle impede the creation of a unique European Union army in 1956?