a5c7b9f00b Actor and fight director Peter Woodward explores various forms of competition throughout the ages, reenacting historic fights with the help of a stunt team. Episodes have focused on topics ranging from gladiator matches to 17th-century dueling to modern air combat. Peter Woodward&#39;s brilliance shines through in EVERY ep of CONQUEST. He brings a special and UNIQUE insight to the history of armed combat. I am a High School History teacher and can testify to the overwhelming popularity of Conquest with my Honors/Gifted classes. This student population is Hyper-Critical about any form of entertainment, and in the area of history they do not suffer fools too gladly. Verily I say unto you that they think….yea KNOW that Conquest &quot;ROCKS&quot;!!! I was watching this back when it first aired years back, and always enjoyed the historical insights by Peter Woodward. I had no idea who he was, but then had a look at his bio and was impressed with his list of credits and family background.<br/><br/>The show he presents is a historical overview of a certain breed of weapons, and how they were used by the warrior/soldier of the time. Everything from the historic sword and rifle, to the more obscure Godendag (a giant mace or club with spikes).<br/><br/>Woodward keeps the show moving with lots of energy, and usually a team of stuntmen (or stunt-persons) to act in pairs ora team to show how the weapons were used, and maybe even act out an action sequence.<br/><br/>Brilliant and fun, this show separates the wheat from the chaff when showing history verse Hollywood. An excellent series for any military buff.<br/><br/>My only complaint, there&#39;s few episodes, and even those aren&#39;t all listed here on the IMDb. Then again there&#39;re only so many weapons and so much history one can delve into.<br/><br/>Either way, cruise on over to either the History Channel or Youtube, and track down &quot;Conquest&quot; with Peter Woodward.<br/><br/>Enjoy.
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