Bonus: When Spanish conquistadors arrived in Peru in 1526, it was the beginning of the end for the Inca. Their bloody pursuit of gold, fame and fortune was rife with treachery and deceit. Within a few short years, the once-thriving Inca empire had been decimated.
Tim Harford is joined by Dan Snow for a special crossover episode of Cautionary Tales and Dan Snow's History Hit. Tim and Dan first recap the spectacular defeat of the French knights at the Battle of Crécy in 1346, and then draw surprising parallels with the fall of the Inca Empire two centuries later.
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04/23/24 • 40 min
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Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford - Blood and Gold (with Dan Snow)
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Pushkin. I'm Tim Harford and I'm Dan Snow and this is a crossover episode of my podcast Cautionary Tales and my podcast Dan Snow's History here. And I am absolutely delighted to be sitting here in this little booth with you, Tim.
Speaker 2Because cautionary tails all the face snug, isn't it. It's very snug. And we've both got long legs. And what I love is, as a big fan of cautionary Tales, it's all abo
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