The Fall of the Incas: Death to the Emperor (TRIH ep 646, part 3)
1533 · Resource
In this gripping episode, Dominic and Tom delve into the fate of Atahualpa, the captured Inca emperor, as he attempts to appease his Spanish captors with an enormous ransom of gold. Discover whether Pizarro and his men uncover the Inca treasure and if the empire can unite against the looming threat of conquest amidst one of history's bloodiest confrontations.
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- Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519)
- Columbus reaches the Americas (1492)
- Mona Lisa (1503)
- French Wars of Religion (1562)
- Spanish conquest of the Incas (1532)
- English Reformation (1533)
- The Reformation (1517)
- Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation (1519)
- Luther's 95 Theses (1517)