Armada: 12 Days to Save England 8 years old

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.

Credits

Anita Dobson
Anita Dobson

Queen Elizabeth I

Rupert Frazer
Rupert Frazer

Lord William Burghley

Phoebe Thomas
Phoebe Thomas

Elizabeth Throckmorton

Dominic Jephcott
Dominic Jephcott

Admiral Charles Howard

Philip Cox
Philip Cox

King Phillip II

Crispin Redman
Crispin Redman

Sir Francis Walsingham

Cast

Name Character
Anita Dobson She was 66 , now 75 years old as Queen Elizabeth I
Rupert Frazer He was 68 , now 77 years old as Lord William Burghley
Phoebe Thomas She was 32 , now 41 years old as Elizabeth Throckmorton
Dominic Jephcott He was 57 , now 66 years old as Admiral Charles Howard
Philip Cox He was 75 , now 84 years old as King Phillip II
Crispin Redman as Sir Francis Walsingham
Alun Raglan as Juan Martinez de Recalde

Crew

Name Job title
Armada: 12 Days to Save England poster
Armada: 12 Days to Save England (8 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 2015-05-24
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 3