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As the United States descends into civil war the Lakota continue their expansion.

But troubling news is brought west by the Lakota’s Sioux cousins the Dakota. 

The United States government signs treaties forcing the Dakota to give much of their land away in return for a reservation but as more settlements come more demands follow.

The Dakota rebel and Washington settles on a policy of military force.

The Dakota seek refuge with their Sioux cousins the Lakota which draws United States forces further west.

Join Joseph Parkinson as we explore the world of the Lakota between 1861 and the late 1860’s as personal ambition, greed and ideology drive the United States and Lakota on a collision course that has unexpected consequences.

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In the middle years of the 19th century the Lakota reach ever greater heights of power.

They command a vast domain teaming with bison and they project their military might in all direction carried on the back of their powerful war horses.

But North America is a land of constant change.

The European empires may be a thing of the past but the United States continues its western expansion.

War with Mexico and the scandalous Treaty of Guadalupe adds vast tracks of land to the American domain.

Discovery of gold brings Americans rushing west causing tension with the Lakota to rise and the United States struggles to grapple with the issue of slavery.

Join Joseph Parkinson as we explore the world of the Lakota between 1816 and 1861 as treaties are broken, hardline new leaders like Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull emerge and the Lakota struggle to hold their world together under constant American pressure.

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Napoleon has a dream of the restoration of French imperial power in the Americas.

But his dream is dashed by the collapse of French power in Haiti and France sells Louisiana to the US for pennies.

The United States believes it has acquired an empire but soon finds out that the land was not for sale. 

The Lakota are enjoying their moment in the imperial sun, dominating trade networks as the US begins exploring and asserting control over Louisiana and war breaks out between Britain and the United States that will have a profound impact on the future of North America and the Lakota.

The European rivalries for American domination come to an end as the United States and the Lakota are set on a collision course.

Join Joseph Parkinson as we explore the world of the Lakota between 1800 and 1815

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The Lakota are on the rise.

For generations, the Sioux had possessed one enormous advantage: numbers. But numbers alone were not enough.

The Lakota lacked the horses and firearms necessary to turn their strength into military power. Caught between rival European empires and powerful Indigenous nations, their expansion had repeatedly been checked.

Now, everything is about to change.

In this first episode of our new series, we trace the transformation of the Lakota as they encounter two technologies that will reshape the Great Plains: the gun and the horse.

We travel back to the seventeenth century, exploring the Lakota's encounters with French traders, the Iroquois, Cree, Ojibwa and other Indigenous nations competing for control of the continent.

As France and Britain battle for North America, both seek Indigenous allies.

The Sioux need guns.

The Europeans need warriors.

But the Indigenous nations have their own ambitions, rivalries and political calculations.

Then comes the horse.

Reintroduced to North America by the Spanish, it begins spreading across the interior. For the Lakota, it will be revolutionary.

Mobility, firepower and access to the vast buffalo herds of the Great Plains begin transforming Lakota society.

But the Lakota are not entering an empty wilderness. They face the Crow, Pawnee, Cree, Assiniboine, Mandan, Arikara and many other powerful peoples.

Smallpox devastates the peoples of the Missouri River, shattering societies that had long acted as a barrier to Lakota expansion.

As the old balance of power collapses, the Lakota move west.

The Black Hills become increasingly important. The Missouri becomes a highway rather than a boundary.

And the Lakota begin combining the things they need most: mobility, firepower, numbers and the buffalo.

Meanwhile, Britain defeats France and emerges as the dominant European power in North America.

Then, as Britain and its American colonies go to war, another great power begins to emerge.

In 1776, as the American colonists declare independence, the Lakota are establishing their dominance across the Black Hills.

Two peoples are declaring themselves to the world.

Two nations whose futures will become inseparably intertwined.

And the collision between them is only beginning.

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The first attempt has failed.

Trotsky has survived the machine-gun assault on his home. But Stalin's campaign to destroy his old rival is entering its final stage.

In this final episode, we follow Ramón Mercader as he moves deeper into Trotsky's inner circle, slowly gaining the trust of those closest to him.

As Trotsky's world contracts behind fortified walls, he begins to reflect on the revolution he helped create, and the extraordinary path that brought him to Mexico.

Meanwhile, in Moscow, a new plan is taking shape.

This time, there will be no army.

No machine guns.

No dramatic assault.

Just one man, one carefully constructed identity, and one final opportunity to silence the last prophet.

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