Conquest Season 1

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1x01 Tournament aired Dec 15, 2002

One of the quintessential images of medieval life, the tournament lasted well into Tudor times. Actor and fight master Peter Woodward investigates the purpos... read more

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1x02 Weird Weapons of the Middle Ages aired Dec 16, 2002

Actor and fight master Peter Woodward searches museums and private collections for weird and unlikely weapons, then introduces them to our combat team to fin... read more

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1x03 Demolition Derby aired Dec 22, 2002

Actor and fight master Peter Woodward trains for the Orange County Fair's Demolition Derby, where he contends with the craziest drivers in California, all co... read more

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1x04 Bow & Arrow aired Dec 29, 2002

One of man's earliest effective hunting weapons, we learn why the bow and arrow became so dominant in history. Our combat team is sent to the woods to make t... read more

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1x05 The Axman Cometh aired Jan 12, 2003

Actor and fight master Peter Woodward guides viewers back to a time when knowing how to swing an ax meant the difference in life and death. Our experts pract... read more

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1x06 Knight in Armor aired Jan 26, 2003

Actor and fight master Peter Woodward returns to the days of chivalry to find out why personal armor developed--from horn and linen to chain mail to full pla... read more

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1x07 Bull Riding aired Feb 09, 2003

Can actor and fight master Peter Woodward tame the untamable? Find out when we send him to Gary Leffew's Bull Riding School to be trained by a world champion... read more

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1x08 The Duel aired Feb 16, 2003

With actor and fight master Peter Woodward as guide, we see how the duel developed from trial by combat. The duel of honor was always the gentleman's recours... read more

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1x09 Weapons of the Gladiators aired Feb 23, 2003

The ancient world boasted many special weapons, some of which became almost ritualized. Roman gladiators' weapons reflected gods, barbarians, and idealized w... read more

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1x10 Air Combat aired Mar 16, 2003

Though the newest form of personal warfare is less than a century old, the basics of air combat have changed little since the first soldiers of the sky soare... read more

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1x11 Swords of the Musketeers aired Mar 30, 2003

The classic cut-and-thrust of the Hollywood movies had a basis in reality. The cup-hilt rapier, with its light and flexible blade, did not require a left-han... read more

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1x12 Unarmed Combat aired Apr 06, 2003

Bodies fly through the air as our team follows wrestling techniques painted on the walls of Egyptian tombs, and looks at Greek wrestling, one of the very ear... read more

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1x13 Stone Age Weapons aired Apr 07, 2003

Actor and fight master Peter Woodward introduces us to Stone-Age weapons--flint or bone hand-axes, spears, bows, and slingshots--and shows us how to make the... read more

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1x14 Urban Ops aired Apr 13, 2003

Peter Woodward and his team learn what it takes to be in a police SWAT team at the Direct Action Resource Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. They're put throug... read more

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