conquest

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News of the 24 February invitation comes after the monarch acknowledged there had been "a lot of abuse" during the Spanish conquest of the territory that would become Mexico.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

According to the Hollywood Reporter, HBO is also developing the story of Aegon’s conquest of Westeros as a potential drama series.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Still, the rule doesn’t make exceptions for violent conquest, and the global community in general has not accepted that invasion.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

The tapestry tells the story of the Norman conquest of England in 1066 and is widely believed to have been created in Kent.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

In political organization, Polynesian islands ranged from landscapes divided into independent tribal or village units, up to multi-island proto-empires that devoted standing military establishments to invasions of other islands and wars of conquest.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond