Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Caroline Dodds Pennock

Senior Lecturer in International History at the University of Sheffield

2 episodes

Covers topics in categories such as:

Last standsHistory of indigenous peoples of the AmericasSieges involving Spain16th century in South AmericaHistoryMassacres committed by Spain

  1. Valladolid Debate

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential debate in 1550 over whether it was right or not to enslave the people who lived on Spain's newly conquered land in the Americas.

    20 February 2020

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    Also featuring: John Edwards, Julia McClure

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    HistoryHistory of indigenous peoples of the Americas16th century in South America

  2. The Siege of Tenochtitlan

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Siege of Tenochtitlan, the event which precipitated the fall of the Aztec Empire in 1521.

    27 October 2011

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    Also featuring: Alan Knight, Elizabeth Graham

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    HistoryLast standsSieges involving SpainMassacres committed by Spain