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With the Spanish monarchy funding his trip, explorer Christopher Columbus sets sail. The discovery of the New World sparks a new age for the Spanish Empire

Columbus' return voyage begins with bloodshed, when the Spanish at Hispaniola are killed. A chain of colonisation throughout the Caribbean begins

Hernán Cortés travels deep into the Mexican interior to conquer the Aztecs, becoming the most notorious of all the Conquistadors

Conquistador Francisco Pizarro sets his sights on conquering the largest civilisation in the Americas - the Incas - in an arduous, 40-year conquest

After decades of conquest, Spanish colonies have grown throughout the Americas. The Spanish monarchy struggles to control the guardians of New Spain from afar

Disdain and jealousy for Spain's wealth and violent practices in the Americas leads to other European rulers propagating an anti-Spanish narrative

Part one of two. Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. The 1941 invasion was a surprise to the Soviet Union, despite significant troop build-up at the border

Part two of two. Determined to seize the Russian capital before winter, Hitler launched Operation Typhoon. It was to be the last great decisive battle of 1941

How the German Siegfried Line and the French Maginot Line protected their countries during the Second World War by using modern technologies

Jeff Daniels recounts the German invasion of the village of Oradour-sur-Glane in 1944, during which 643 civilians were killed, and examines how the tragedy echoes through history