Conquest (TV series)

Conquest was a TV series on the History Channel hosted by Peter Woodward, which aired from 2002 to 2003. In each 30 minute episode, Woodward (or occasionally an outside expert) teaches a small group of assistants a particular type of weapon, or a set of weapons from a particular time period, while demonstrating their function, describing their comparative advantages and disadvantages, and discussing their history.

Conquest
GenreDocumentary
StarringPeter Woodward
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes28 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkThe History Channel
Original release1 December 2002 (2002-12-01) 
1 December 2003 (2003-12-01)

Episodes have ranged widely across history, from "Stone-Age Weapons" to "Air Combat" and even including "Unarmed Combat". As examples of the broad spectrum, Roman weapons and tactics, SWAT tactics and ninjutsu have all featured.

List of episodes

  • 01 The Medieval Broadsword
  • 02 Weird Weapons of the Middle Ages
  • 03 Bow & Arrow
  • 04 The Medieval Tournament
  • 05 The Axman Cometh
  • 06 Knight in Armor
  • 07 Weapons of the Gladiators
  • 08 Bull Riding
  • 09 The Duel
  • 10 Air Combat
  • 11 Swords of the Musketeers
  • 12 Unarmed Combat
  • 13 Stone Age Weapons
  • 14 Urban Ops
  • 15 Demolition Derby
  • 16 Knives and Daggers
  • 17 Early Firearms
  • 18 Pirate Weapons
  • 19 Weapons of the Civil War
  • 20 Roman Weapons
  • 21 Trench Warfare
  • 22 Weapons of the Barbarians
  • 23 Weapons of the American Indians
  • 24 Weapons of the Ninja
  • 25 The Crossbow
  • 26 How to Win in Las Vegas
  • 27 American Soldiers in World War II
  • 28 Warriors of the Bible


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