conquest
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The Conquest would also have been unthinkable without the Spaniards’ alliances with the Aztecs’ aggrieved subjects, who contributed tens of thousands of warriors to the cause.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
His gift for languages -- he spoke French, English and Spanish among others -- meant he was soon appearing in international productions, such as Ridley Scott's historical epic "1492: Conquest of Paradise".
From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025
The novel is set in the 19th century, but in a version of England where the Norman Conquest of 1066 failed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025
I should add that Jefferson greatly admired the medieval world before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 ended Anglo-Saxon rule.
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024
Conquest of the two large mainland empires, those of the Aztecs and Incas, followed in 1519—1520 and 1532-1533, respectively.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing conquest
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act II
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"Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center," Vocabulary from the speech
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The Middle East and Central Asia - Introductory
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