Dan Snow
Self - Presenter
Armada: 12 Days to Save England (2015)
Season 1
Three-part documentary about the sinking of the Spanish Armada, featuring dramatic reconstructions and information gleaned from recently recovered documents. Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.
Released May 24, 2015
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.england, tmdb.armada, tmdb.16th-century, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, imdb.spanish-armada, imdb.queen-elizabeth-i, imdb.reenactment
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 12 Days to Save England
Dan Snow boards a yacht on the English channel to get a sense of the naval battle, revealing how tensions between England and Spain were fuelled by religion, piracy and Elizabeth I's rejection of King Philip II of Spain as a suitor 30 years earlier, and how a missed opportunity could have resulted in disaster.
May 24, 2015, midnight
S1E2 - The Battle for England
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.
May 31, 2015, midnight
S1E3 - Endgame
Newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading, and show how the English victory forged the reputation of Elizabeth.
June 7, 2015, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 180 min.
Released: May 24, 2015
Last Air Date: June 7, 2015, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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