TV series
Conquest
2002–2003 · 2 seasons
A brisk, hands-on history lesson where weapons get demonstrated and explained, more informative than dramatic and easy to dip into.
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Peter Woodward
- Overview
- Conquest is a TV show on the History Channel hosted by Peter Woodward. In each 30 minute episode, Woodward teaches his 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. 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.
- How it feels
- Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- War, violence, technology, education
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Peter Woodward
