A new four-part series in which writer and historian Michael Wood travels across the Americas to tell the story of the Spanish Conquest of the New World in the 16th century. The Fall of the Aztecs. He begins by following in the footsteps of Hernan Cortes and his small band of conquistadors, travelling from the shores of Yucatan, over snow-capped mountains to the fateful meeting in Mexico City with the Aztec leader Montezuma. See Choice.
Director David Wallace : Producer Rebecca Dobbs (S) (W) BBC BOOK: Conquistadors by Michael Wood , price£18.99, from retailers Journey to the end of empires: page 30