Armada: 12 Days to Save England - Season 1

First aired: 5/24/2015 3 episodes

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Episodes

1. 12 Days to Save England

Aired: 5/24/2015

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.

2. The Battle for England

Aired: 5/31/2015

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.

3. Endgame

Aired: 6/7/2015

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.