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2008-2009

Episode 6: Queen Elizabeth's Lost Guns

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The history series that investigates myths, legends and stories from around the world.

A mile off the coast of the channel island of Alderney lies a shipwreck that could rewrite English naval history. Presenter Saul David joins a team of divers and experts as they attempt to find and raise the ship's four-hundred-year-old cannons. By recasting and firing them, they hope to demonstrate how Elizabeth I became the mother of British naval dominance. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Saul David
Producer:
Ian Denyer
Producer:
James Hayes

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