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Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Armada: 12 Days to Save England

2015 1 Seasons 3 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary History

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

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 Englan

EP 2

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 p

EP 3

Endgame

Newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading, and show

Popular Cast

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

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