The Rest Is History
The Rest Is History
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695. Elizabeth I vs The Catholics: The Shadow War (Part 5)
1 hour 1 minutes Posted Aug 9, 2026 at 11:05 pm.
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Who was the charismatic Sir Philip Sidney, a beloved but also suspect courtier to Elizabeth I? Why, in 1585, was England in such danger from a Spanish invasion? And, would Sydney, with his friend Sir Francis Drake, help to save their beloved queen?
Join Tom and Dominic as they plunge into the high point of the Tudor Cold War: with Philip II brooding on war in Spain, Holland ablaze, and religious tension gripping Europe, what would Elizabeth I do? 
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