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Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Series 1

Episode 1: Day One

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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In the first part of a major three-part drama documentary series, Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I, and Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588. Newly discovered documents take us right inside the Spanish Armada for the very first time and reveal a missed opportunity that could have spelled the end of Tudor England. Show less

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