Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Fall of the Incas:
Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEbAHi3fZpuHzF3vbHE9MXTPlgmc9XxQf&si=5US2P5K2ReR9ibf7

Follow the complete story of the rise, conflict, and collapse of the Inca Empire through the full episode series below:

Episode 1: youtu.be/soJt4dzOeD0
Episode 2 :youtu.be/ajLfreJos20
Episode 3 :youtu.be/v7oBKxeBb8Y
Episode 4 :youtu.be/bpcHrsJqIxA
Episode 5: youtu.be/9uUkzyC1oww
Episode 6 :youtu.be/esgjrcwWg2Y

What happened when the Spanish conquistadors lead by Francisco Pizarro came face to face with the ruthless emperor of the Incan Empire, Atahualpa? How did the Incas treat their strange, pale, alien visitors with their horses? And, why did a brutal, bloody fight to the death break out between the two sides after the meeting?

Join Dominic and Tom, as they discuss one of the most totemic meetings of all time - the emperor of the Incas Atahualpa and the Spanish buccaneer Francisco Pizarro. Would either survive the confrontation that ensued?

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