Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire - Part 3
In this episode, the Inca Emperor, Atahualpa, offers Pizarro massive roomful of gold in exchange for his freedom. After that, it is on to Cusco - the empire's capital and its wealthiest city. The E...
20 Mai 202536min
Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire - Part 2
Francisco Pizarro sets out to Peru with less than 200 men - looking to conquer the Inca Empire, which was embroiled in a civil war. We will detail his journey - as well as elements of the Inca Empire ...
6 Mai 202537min
Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire - Part 1
In the first episode in this series, we cover the early life of Pizarro, as well as his first two exploratory expeditions to South America and Peru - where he gets a glimpse of the wealth of the Inca....
29 Apr 202535min
Faxian and his travels through the Buddhist Kingdoms
In 399 AD, Faxian, a 62-year old Chinese monk set out for India. His goal was to find and copy sacred Buddhist scripts that were missing or falling apart in his homeland. The result would be an epic 1...
21 Apr 202524min
Sidi Mubarak Bombay - From History Dispatches
This is an ad-free, bonus episode from History Dispatches. Sidi Mubarak Bombay grew up a slave - taken from his home in Africa to India. But that didn't stop him from being one of the most accomplishe...
14 Apr 202518min
Samurai William Adams - Part 4
In the final chapter in our series on William Adams, we details the opening of Japan to the Dutch and English, as well as the final years of the man's remarkable life. Check out History Dispatches at...
1 Apr 202542min
Samurai William Adams - Part 3
English mariner William Adams continues to rise in prominence in the court of the new Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu. He will be so successful, he will become the first European to ever be granted the title ...
25 Mar 202530min
