Season 1

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  8.0/10162 votes

  Napoleon

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2007

  The little known story of how Napoleon Bonaparte first emerged from obscurity and entered the national consciousness. A life and death struggle both on and off off the battlefield.

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  6.8/10174 votes

  Attila the Hun

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/13/2008

  Exploring the myth of the crude Attila. Part genius, part psychopath, Attila is unlike the other Huns. A calculating, ruthless gambler, his one goal is conquest - and he's set his sights on Roman cities to test out his brilliant new siege tactics.

  Director: Gareth Edwards

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  7.4/1069 votes

  Spartacus

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/29/2008

  The story of Spartacus.

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  7.1/1069 votes

  Cortes

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/15/2008

  The story of Hernan Cortes and the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.

  Director: Andrew Grieve

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  7.5/1086 votes

  Richard the Lionheart

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/22/2008

  The story of Richard I of England and the Third Crusade.

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  8.1/1088 votes

  Shogun

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/29/2008

  Drama-documentary about the Samurai general Tokugawa Ieyasu, a towering figure of Japanese history. He overthrew the governing dynasty of Japan and became the Shogun - the supreme military leader - of Japan. Ieyasu's rise to power climaxes in the biggest Samurai battle in history, with 160,000 soldiers fighting for the future of Japan. On the way, there is a story of love for a reckless son, a politician in drag, a night time Ninja attack, suicide and betrayal.

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