Age of Discovery - Vasco da Gama - Epilogue: The Legacy of the Portuguese Empire
In 1524 Vasco da Gama made his third and final voyage to India. This man who had discovered the sea passage to India, returned not as an explorer but as an administrator. He would oversea a massive tr...
20 Dec 202518min
Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 6: The Red Sea and the Persian Gulf Campaigns
We enter in the final years of Afonso de Albuquerque as he continues his master strategy to bring the Indian Ocean under Portuguese control. He heads west to subdue the Red Sea and the Persian gulf. I...
10 Okt 202534min
Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 5: A Dangerous Homecoming
With Malacca captured, another part of Afonso de Albuquerque's great plan to conquor the Indian Ocean falls into place. With a King's ransom he returns to India - but his journey will be filled with d...
4 Juni 202523min
Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 4: The Capture of Malacca
The fabled city of Malacca was the portal through which the trade treasures of the Indian and Pacific Oceans flowed. It had a formidable army and a determined sultan. Afonso de Albuquerque arrived in ...
22 Feb 202526min
Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 3: The Second Conquest of Goa
Beaten but not destroyed, Afonso de Albuquerque escapes from his prized city of Goa. However, he returns in just a few months and brings the might of the Portugeuse Armada with him. Flash Point Histo...
5 Jan 202517min
Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 2 The First Conquest of Goa
Afonso de Albuerque's great strategy for conquest of the Indian Ocean begins at Goa. His initial plan unfolds perfectly - but he quickly learns that its one thing to take a great city, but its another...
10 Dec 202421min
Age of Discovery - Afonso de Albuquerque - Part 1
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 Nov 202421min
Age of Discovery - Francisco de Almeida - Part 3
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 Aug 202425min
