The Battle for England
Drama-documentary series. Dan Snow relives fierce sea battles and looks behind the scenes in the court of Elizabeth I as the Spanish fleet prepares for invasion.
In the second part of a major three-part drama-documentary series, Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I, and 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.
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Paranoia in Elizabeth's court
Duration: 02:42
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Firing an Elizabethan cannon
Duration: 03:06
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Dan Snow |
| Queen Elizabeth I | Anita Dobson |
| King Phillip II | Philip Cox |
| Lord William Burghley | Rupert Frazer |
| Sir Francis Walsingham | Crispin Redman |
| Sir Francis Drake | Iain Fletcher |
| Admiral Charles Howard | Dominic Jephcott |
| Medina Sidonia | Joseph Balderrama |
| Juan Martinez de Recalde | Alun Raglan |
| Elizabeth Throckmorton | Phoebe Thomas |
| Blanche Parry | Gwenyth Petty |
| Mateo | Zeh Prado |
| Writer | Tim Dunn |
| Production Coordinator | Kassi Jones |
| Production Coordinator | Julie Wilkinson |
| Production Manager | Sophie Chapman |
| Executive Producer | Cameron Balbirnie |
| Series Producer | Robin Dashwood |
| Director | Tim Dunn |
| Producer | Tim Dunn |
Broadcasts
Sun 31 May 2015 21:00麻豆社 Two except Northern Ireland- Sun 31 May 2015 21:30麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland
- Mon 1 Jun 2015 23:20麻豆社 Two England & HD only
- Mon 1 Jun 2015 23:50麻豆社 Two Scotland
- Tue 2 Jun 2015 00:20麻豆社 Two Wales
- Wed 3 Jun 2015 23:50麻豆社 Two Northern Ireland
- Tue 12 Dec 2017 20:00
- Wed 16 Jan 2019 20:00
- Thu 17 Jan 2019 02:00
- Tue 3 Mar 2020 23:00
- Wed 10 Mar 2021 20:00
- Thu 11 Mar 2021 02:30
- Wed 28 Sep 2022 00:10
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