05 September 2022, 12:00 am
Secrets of the Spanish Armada (UK)
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions,
Webcasts
End Date
11 September 2022, 11:59 pm
Secrets of the Spanish Armada (UK) Click here to watch
(47 min; 2019; English)
Director: Richard Max
Draining the ocean near Newfoundland reveals a preserved Basque galleon trading in lucrative whale oil. The failed invasion of Tudor England by the Philip II's Great Armada left shipwrecks all over the Northern Atlantic. The Spanish empire relied on powerful ships like this to bring back valuable cargo, like silver and tobacco, from the New World. But when emerging rival England wanted a share of this wealth, the Spanish attacked. Draining an Armada wreck off the coast of Ireland reveals an extraordinary battle for control.
