Armada: 12 Days to Save England

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Dan Snow tells the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.

Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588. Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I.

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Dan Snow

Anita Dobson

Philip Cox

Rupert Frazer

Crispin Redman

Iain Fletcher

Dominic Jephcott

Joseph Balderrama

Alun Raglan

Phoebe Thomas

Gwenyth Petty

Zeh Prado

Tim Dunn

Kassi Jones

Julie Wilkinson

Sophie Chapman

Cameron Balbirnie

Robin Dashwood

Armada: 12 Days to Save England: Series 1: Episode 2: The Battle for England

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Episode 2: The Battle for England

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The Battle for England

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A look inside the court of Elizabeth I as the Spanish fleet prepares for full-on invasion.

Drama-documentary series. Dan Snow relives fierce sea battles and looks behind the scenes in the court of Elizabeth I as the Spanish fleet prepares for invasion.

In the second 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. Using newly discovered documents, 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.

Armada: 12 Days to Save England: Series 1

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