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Armada: 12 Days to Save England

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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.

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

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Release Date

27 December 2024

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Dan Snow

Dan Snow

Self - Presenter

Anita Dobson

Anita Dobson

Queen Elizabeth I

Iain Fletcher

Iain Fletcher

Sir Francis Drake

Joseph Balderrama

Joseph Balderrama

Medina Sidonia

Zeh Prado

Zeh Prado

Mateo

Philip Cox

Philip Cox

King Phillip II

Rupert Frazer

Rupert Frazer

Lord William Burghley

Crispin Redman

Crispin Redman

Sir Francis Walsingham

Dominic Jephcott

Dominic Jephcott

Admiral Charles Howard

Alun Raglan

Alun Raglan

Juan Martinez de Recalde

Phoebe Thomas

Phoebe Thomas

Elizabeth Throckmorton

Gwenyth Petty

Gwenyth Petty

Blanche Parry

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