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The Spanish Armada [videorecording] / Cromwell Productions Ltd. ; executive producers, Bob Carruthers, Gary Russell, Frank Batavick ; producer, Vanessa Tovell ; written by Steve Gillham

Contributor Carruthers, Bon.

Imprint:Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003, 1999.

Description1 videodisc ( 32 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4in.

Note:"Outwitted and outmaneuvered by Lord Howard of Effingham and Sir Francis Drake, and thwarted by the weather as well, the Duke of Medina Sidonias once-mighty Armada returned to Spain in defeat, signaling the end of Spanish naval supremacy. This program analyzes the political and military aspects of Philip IIs attempted invasion of England through expert commentary, battle maps, and reenactments involving the personalities and the ships that made this conflict a watershed in European history."

Note : PerformerNarrated by Jasper Bingley

System Details NotesDVD

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Contributor
Carruthers, Bon.
Batavick, Frank.
Russell, Gary.
Tovell, Vanessa.
Gillham, Steve.
Bingley, Jasper.
Cromwell Productions.
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Title:
Title from the disc Great Battles of history The Spanish Armada [videorecording]
Series Statement
Great battles of history
Subject:
Armada, 1588.
Historical reenactments.
Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1483-1603.
Spain -- History -- Philip II, 1556-1598.
Spain -- History, Naval -- 16th century.
Index Term - Genre/Form
Historical films.
War films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.