Episodes
Battle of Hastings
September 23, 2024
In 1066, William of Normandy decided to go to England to claim the crown of England - which ignited a war of succession on an exceptional scale.
Battle of Marathon
September 30, 2024
In 490 BC, Persian King Darius the Great sent an expeditionary force to Greece - but the Greeks awaited them there, repelling the invaders in a single battle.
Battle of Agincourt
October 7, 2024
In 1415, the finest French chivalry met at Agincourt. Exhausted and outnumbered, the army of King Henry V of England was easy prey - but it all went wrong.
Battle of Gergovia
October 14, 2024
In 52 BC, after eight years of warfare in Gaul, Julius Caesar and his legions laid siege to Gergovia - but he faced a coalition of all the Gallic tribes.
The Catalaunian Plains
October 21, 2024
Atilla, king of the Huns, faces strongman of the Roman Empire, Generalissimo Aetius. But their terrible battle ends in a bloodbath, with no clear victory.
Battle of Sekigahara
October 28, 2024
The Battle of Sekigahara saw Tokugawa Ieyasu emerge victorious over his rival Ishida Mitsunari, uniting the country under the Tokugawa shogunate.
