Armada: 12 Days to Save England
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.
Cast
Dan Snow
Self - Presenter
Anita Dobson
Queen Elizabeth I
Iain Fletcher
Sir Francis Drake
Joseph Balderrama
Medina Sidonia
Zeh Prado
Mateo
Philip Cox
King Phillip II
Rupert Frazer
Lord William Burghley
Crispin Redman
Sir Francis Walsingham
Dominic Jephcott
Admiral Charles Howard
Alun Raglan
Juan Martinez de Recalde
Phoebe Thomas
Elizabeth Throckmorton
Gwenyth Petty
Blanche Parry
Seasons
E112 Days to Save England
May 24, 2015
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.
E2The Battle for England
May 31, 2015
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.
E3Endgame
Jun 7, 2015
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.
Storyline
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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