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Afonso de Albuerque is finally installed as the Governor of India, but his plan are quickly derailed. His cousin Fernando Coutinho, the Marshall of Portugal, arrives with a large fleet and has plans o...

5 Marras 202421min

In the wake of his son's death, Fracnsico de Almeida takes the law into his own hands. His need for revenge culminates in the pivotal Battle of Diu in 1509. Flash Point History YouTube Channel: ht...

20 Elo 202425min

The Mamluk Armada appears in the Indian Ocean! It is deployed against the son of the Viceroy, Lourenço de Almeida. However, the young Almeida is determined for redemption in his father's eyes for his ...

4 Kesä 202429min

With the battle of Cochin over, the Portuguese enter into a phase of conquest in 1505. This is spearheaded by the first Portuguese Viceroy, Francisco de Almeida. However his story is not just about a ...

24 Huhti 202425min

1504 The Zamorin of Calicut is on the warpath and about to hit the city of Cochin with a sledgehammer force of over 60,000 soldiers. The Portuguese have 150 men - but one very capable commander. The f...

28 Tammi 202428min

1503 The Portuguese Empire in India faces major head winds. Vasco da Gama underestimates his old rival, the Samudri Raja of Calicut, and nearly pays for it with his life. Yet despite Portuguese resili...

2 Tammi 202416min

1502 Vasco da Gama is placed in charge of the Fourth Portuguese Armada and returns to the Indian Ocean. In his last voyage he came as an explorer - this time he comes as a crusader and brings holy war...

17 Marras 202329min

Dec 1500 The Portuguese trading outpost in Calicut has been destroyed. In the night a vast mob attacked, razed it, and killed nearly everyone inside. Pedro Cabral orders his ships to bring their canon...

12 Syys 202326min