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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Armada: 12 Days to Save England: Series 1: Episode 1: Day One

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BBC Two - Armada: 12 Days to Save England, Series 1, Day One

Three-part drama documentary series. Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I, and Dan Snow tells the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.

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.

Armada: 12 Days to Save England: Series 1

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