Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Ended First aired 24/May/2015 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 3 episode(s)
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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.
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3 episode(s) · Air date: 24/May/2015
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Endgame
Air date: 07/Jun/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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The Battle for England
Air date: 31/May/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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12 Days to Save England
Air date: 24/May/2015 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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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
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Zeh Prado
Mateo
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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
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Gwenyth Petty
Blanche Parry

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