Britain's Most Historic Towns
Elizabethan Plymouth
Season 3 Episode 4 of 7
Alice Roberts explores Plymouth's history during the Elizabethan era, visiting the home of the city's most famous son, Sir Francis Drake, and uncovering his history of piracy and slave trading - all carried out with approval from the Queen. She also discovers the revolutionary shipbuilding techniques that helped defeat the Spanish Armada, while aerial archaeologist Ben Robinson highlights the physical characteristics that made Plymouth Harbour such an attractive base for pirates
Britain's Most Historic Towns airs on Sky History 2 HD at 8:00 PM, Monday 2 December.
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
History
Alice Roberts
Presenter
Eric Haynes
Director
Dominic Bowles
Executive Producer
Theo Williams
Series Producer