47. Elizabeth I & the Spanish Armada
Neil Oliver: News, Comment, History
Fat Belly Films
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2021
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
This week Neil takes us along an Elizabethan jetty to hear one of history’s great speeches.
In 1588, as Sir Francis Drake sailed to meet the mighty Spanish Armada, Queen Elizabeth I travelled down the river Thames to Tilbury fort where she addressed her army. If the powerful Spanish force landed and invaded England these are the men who would defend the country and its queen. Dressed in white and surrounded by her soldiers, Elizabeth delivered a legendary speech that put steel resolve into their hearts and helped define England as a nation. Stirring stuff indeed!
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| 1:28.6 | Travelling to Tilbury, Elizabeth the first stood before her troops to deliver one of history's great speeches. |
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