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This major new BBC three-part documentary series sees Anita Dobson starring as Elizabeth I, and Dan Snow taking to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in the summer of 1588. Newly discovered documents take us right inside the Spanish Armada for the very first time and reveal a missed opportunity that could have spelled the end of Tudor England.

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A major three-part documentary series sees Anita Dobson starring as Elizabeth I, and Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in the summer of 1588.

Newly discovered documents take us right inside the Spanish Armada for the very first time and reveal a missed opportunity that could have spelled the end of Tudor England.

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