Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Season 1

2015 · 3 episodes · 3h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. 12 Days to Save England

   24 May 2015 · 60 min

   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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   2. The Battle for England

   31 May 2015 · 60 min

   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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   3. Endgame

   7 Jun 2015 · 60 min

   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.