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He was nominated for a Tony Award in 2009 for his performance in Alan Ayckbourn’s farce "The Norman Conquests" on Broadway.

From Fox News • Apr. 6, 2021

The Arab Conquests, stretching from Persia in the east to Morocco and Spain in the west.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Their program, “Triumphs: Renaissance Conquests in Love and War” will include madrigals and other works from England, France and Italy.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2013

Conquests by Islam and by Genghis Khan’s armies led to still other transformations.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2011

Conquests were pursued by the Frankish kings and their nobles, but the invasion stopped.

From Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day by Cammaerts, Emile