05: The Spanish Armada | Landmarks

Duration: 19'09''

Synopsis

In October 1588, a lone Spanish ship was wrecked off south Devon. In today's programme children from three Devon schools use their own maps, models and pictures to tell the story of the Spanish Armada.

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