Summary: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Spanish Armada, the fleet that came to invade England in 1588 but after a brief battle was resoundly defeated. This tale of religious dispute, shifting political alliance and naval supremacy has entered our folklore – although some historians argue it changed nothing. Melvyn is joined by Diane Purkiss, Fellow and Tutor at Keble College, Oxford; Mia Rodriguez-Salgado, Professor in International History at the London School of Economics; and Nicholas Rodger, Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College at the University of Oxford.
