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Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Armada: 12 Days to Save England

2015•1h 0m•Documentary•History
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Three-part documentary about the sinking of the Spanish Armada, featuring dramatic reconstructions and information gleaned from recently recovered documents. Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMay 24, 2015

Episodes

Episode 1 - 12 Days to Save EnglandE160m

12 Days to Save England

Dan Snow boards a yacht on the English channel to get a sense of the naval battle, revealing how tensions between England and Spain were fuelled by religion, piracy and Elizabeth I's rejection of King Philip II of Spain as a suitor 30 years earlier, and how a missed opportunity could have resulted in disaster.

May 24, 2015

Episode 2 - The Battle for EnglandE260m

The Battle for England

Dan relives the fierce battles at sea and we go behind the scenes in the royal court of Elizabeth as the Spanish fleet prepares for full-on invasion.

May 31, 2015

Episode 3 - EndgameE360m

Endgame

Newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading, and show how the English victory forged the reputation of Elizabeth.

Jun 7, 2015

Actors

Dan Snow

Dan Snow

Self - Presenter

Anita Dobson

Anita Dobson

Queen Elizabeth I

Iain Fletcher

Iain Fletcher

Sir Francis Drake

Joseph Balderrama

Joseph Balderrama

Medina Sidonia

Zeh Prado

Mateo

Philip Cox

King Phillip II

Rupert Frazer

Rupert Frazer

Lord William Burghley

Crispin Redman

Crispin Redman

Sir Francis Walsingham

Dominic Jephcott

Dominic Jephcott

Admiral Charles Howard

Alun Raglan

Alun Raglan

Juan Martinez de Recalde

Phoebe Thomas

Phoebe Thomas

Elizabeth Throckmorton

Gwenyth Petty

Blanche Parry

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