Introduction

Conquest is a TV show on the History Channel hosted by Peter Woodward.

Outline

In each 30 minute episode, Woodward (or occasionally an outside expert) 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.

Conquest Series

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

Production & Filming Details

• Presenter(s): Peter Woodward and Simon Jenkins.
• Director(s): Andrew Nock … (3 episodes, 2003) and Patrick Holland.
• Producer(s):
  • Louis Tarantino … supervising producer (3 episodes, 2003).
  • Brian Thompson … associate producer (3 episodes, 2003).
  • Raymond Bridgers … executive producer (1 episode, 2003).
  • Craig Haffner … executive producer (1 episode, 2003).
  • Andrew Nock … coordinating producer (1 episode, 2003).
  • Donna E. Lusitana … executive producer (unknown episodes).
  • Peter Woodward … producer (unknown episodes).
  • Clare Paterson … executive producer.
  • Patrick Holland … producer.
• Writer(s):
  • Colin Campbell … (1 episode, 2003).
  • Peter Woodward … (1 episode, 2003).
  • Simon Jenkins.
• Music: Blake Neely … (unknown episodes).
• Cinematography:
  • Tim Collins … (1 episode, 2003).
  • Tom Collins … (unknown episodes).
  • Brandon Hickman … (unknown episodes).
• Editor(s):
  • Michael W. Andrews … (unknown episodes).
  • Kyle Yaskin … (unknown episodes).
• Production: RDF Television.
• Distributor(s): History Channel.
• Release Date: 01 December 2002 to 01 December 2003.
• Running Time: 30 minutes.
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: UK and US.
• Language: English.

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