Rich Lives, Poor Lives

The Tudors with Rob Rinder & Ruth Goodman

0.01h 8mAugust 25, 2026

A look back at when England braced for the arrival of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Rob follows the story of wealthy London merchant Thomas Cordell, who risked everything when Elizabeth I called on private ships to face the Spanish Armada, while Ruth traces the experiences of sailor William Browne and his wife Margaret as war tore families apart.