Dan Snow Explains: The Incredible Spanish Armada!

In 1588, Spain’s mighty armada sailed to invade England and change the balance of power in Europe. Dan explains why Philip II launched the Armada, details the high-stakes clash in the Channel, and outlines the decisive tactics, leadership and luck that helped the English prevail.

0:00 Introduction
0:24 The First Truly Global Empire: Philip II & Elizabeth I
1:47 The Founding Myth of British Exceptionalism
4:44 Rivalry: The New World, Gold & the Protestant Reformation
7:29 Philip II's Hardline Catholic Empire
8:54 Elizabeth I, Heresy and the Low Countries
10:09 Francis Drake, Pirates & Raiding the Spanish Empire
13:16 Assembling the Armada: Spain's Invasion Plan
25:35 Drake's Famous Game of Bowls & Missing a Huge Opportunity
31:16 Old War vs. New War: Cannon and Naval Doctrine
46:34 The Problem with Logistics: Where Was Parma's Army?
50:08 The Fire Ships of Calais & The Battle of Gravelines
1:01:00 The Long, Terrible Journey Home

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