The Fall of the Aztecs: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)
Join Tom & Dominic as they follow Cort茅s to the Caribbean in a quest for gold and glory.
The meeting of the controversial Spanish conquistador Hern谩n Cort茅s and the formidable Emperor Montezuma in 1519 was one of the great hinge moments of world history, and the beginning of the end for the mightiest of the New World empires: the realm of the Aztecs.
The build-up to this extraordinary encounter is at once a thrilling adventure story and a tragic tale of violence, brutality and loss. It鈥檚 a story of temples and sacrifices, exploration and imperialism, with cataclysmic consequences for human history.
Join Tom and Dominic in the first episode of this sensational saga, as they follow the young Cort茅s across the Atlantic to the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola and Cuba, where the search for gold comes at a terrible price 鈥�
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Producer: Theo Young-Smith
Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor
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