645. The Fall of the Incas: Massacre in the Andes (Part 2)

The Rest Is History

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🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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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? Become a member today and join us at The Rest Is History Festival at Hampton Court Palace on the 4th and 5th of July 2026. This is a members-only event. Join the Athelstans for guaranteed entry or become a Friend of the Show to enter the ballot. You'll also get ad-free listening, bonus episodes, exclusive miniseries and more.Sign up now at ⁠therestishistory.com and find out more about the festival here.UTM: http://therestishistory.com/club?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=trihfestival&utm_term=listeners&utm_content=episodedescription _______ This episode is sponsored by Anthropic, the team behind Claude. Try Claude for free today at Claude.ai/restishistory _______ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Video Editors: Jack Meek + Harry Swan Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everybody. Now we promise that we would be back with more news about the thrilling
0:09.2	Rest is History Festival. And we can now reveal some more of the massive names who will be
0:17.2	joining us at Hampton Court Palace on the 4th and 5th of July this year.
0:23.0	One of them is the brilliant Tracy Borman, who will be joining us to talk about the secrets
0:27.5	of the Tudors.
0:29.1	And the other, another massive fan favourite is Katya Hoyer, who will be talking about her
0:34.1	new work on Weimar, Germany.
0:36.6	So I will be joined by Mary Beard to talk about
0:40.0	what else Rome. And I will also be joined by friend of the show, Ali and Sari, to talk about
0:46.4	what else Persia. I will also be joined by massive fan favourite and Irish national treasure
0:52.3	Paul Rouse, who will be joining us to talk about
0:55.3	the history of Ireland. And I will be joined by Helen Castor to talk about very appropriately,
1:02.4	considering that we're at Hampton Court, Elizabeth I. A few names left to announce, and you'll be
1:08.4	able to find the full line-up on the new Restis History website very soon.
1:15.3	But Tom, the one thing that's puzzling me, how will our listeners be able to join us at this new
1:19.7	festival? Well, Dominic, the answer is very simple. They will have to become members of the Rest
1:24.7	is History Club because this festival is exclusive to members of the rest
1:29.9	is history club. If you are a member, you can enter the ballot for two tickets. Now, you might think,
1:37.2	I'd actually don't want to enter the ballot. I'd like guaranteed tickets. And the way to do that is to
1:42.2	become an Athelstan, because if you're one of our
1:44.3	Athelstan members, then you are guaranteed access to two tickets. So you are going to receive
1:50.6	full details via email. And if you would like any extra information on the festival, on the
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