Aired Sunday April 28, 2:05pm - 3:15pmon PBS America (Freeview)

Armada: The Untold Story

Name: 2:05pm - Series 1 Episode 2
Start: 2024-04-28T13:05:00Z
End: 2024-04-28T14:15:00Z
Location: PBS America (Freeview)

Series 1 Episode 2: The Battle for England

Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588. Using newly discovered documents, 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.

Cast and crew

Dan SnowHost
Anita DobsonQueen Elizabeth I
Philip CoxKing Philip II
Rupert FrazerLord William Burghley
Crispin RedmanSir Francis Walsingham
Iain FletcherSir Francis Drake
Dominic JephcottAdmiral Charles Howard

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