4: Learning Zone | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Aboard a yacht on the seas of the battle, sailor and historian Dan Snow describes the key characters, weapons and stories of the 12 days of the Armada threat.

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1: Day One | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

1: Day One | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

BBC Two | 2015 | 58'54''

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

2: The Battle for England | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

2: The Battle for England | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

BBC Two | 2015 | 58'42''

Dan Snow relives fierce sea battles and looks behind the scenes in the court of Elizabeth I as the Spanish fleet ...

3: Endgame | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

3: Endgame | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

BBC Two | 2015 | 59'13''

Newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading.

4: Learning Zone | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

4: Learning Zone | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

BBC Two | 2015 | 29'12''

Aboard a yacht on the seas of the battle, sailor and historian Dan Snow describes the key characters, weapons and stories ...

1: Day One | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

1: Day One | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

BBC Two | 2015 | 58'54''

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

2: The Battle for England | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

2: The Battle for England | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

BBC Two | 2015 | 58'42''

Dan Snow relives fierce sea battles and looks behind the scenes in the court of Elizabeth I as the Spanish fleet ...

3: Endgame | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

3: Endgame | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

BBC Two | 2015 | 59'13''

Newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading.

4: Learning Zone | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

4: Learning Zone | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

BBC Two | 2015 | 29'12''

Aboard a yacht on the seas of the battle, sailor and historian Dan Snow describes the key characters, weapons and stories ...
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