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(4 of 10) How do the local people react when they come across Columbus and his crew?

(3 of 10) What was Columbus' first view of Trinidad island in the Caribbean?

Winston Churchill was prime minister twice, most famously during World War Two. Was his peacetime premiership as outstanding as his wartime period in office?

(2 of 10) How did Columbus’ third route across the Atlantic differ from his previous journeys?

(1 of 10) What were the aims of Columbus third voyage? Which areas did he explore?

Clement Attlee, the 42nd prime minister, was the first premier after WWII. Find out more about the man who created the national health service.

(6 of 6) Columbus has reached Hispaniola and has discovered the fate of the men left behind on his previous voyage. How was Hispaniola described in 1494?

(5 of 6) Columbus has reached the settlement he left behind on his previous journey. What reasons were given by the local people for the destruction of the first Spanish settlement in the Americas? What happened to its men?

Who was the first prime minister of Great Britain? He was also the longest-serving prime minister: what made him so exceptional?

(4 of 6) During his first journey to the Americas, Columbus Columbus was forced to leave 39 men behind. On his second journey he went in search for them. What did he find when he finally reached them?

(3 of 6) How was the first European sighting of Puerto Rico? When did Europeans first see St Martin and The Virgin Islands in the Caribbean?

The 22nd prime minister was much more than a cup of tea. He fundamentally reformed the country's voting system and finally made slavery illegal. Find out more in this episode.

(2 of 6) On Columbus's second journey how was his visit to Guadeloupe? How were the people, their rivalries and even their canibalism, described? Should we take the descriptions at face value?

(1 of 6) On the second voyage by Christopher Columbus, where did he first reach in the Caribbean? This episode of Long History introduces Christopher Columbus' second voyage, including a brief summary of his first voyage. The principal destination of this voyage was the settlement of Navidad. Columbus wanted to see what had happened to the 39 men who were left behind on Hispaniola on his previous...

Who dealt with US calls for independence? Here is an introduction to the 8th prime minister, Charles Watson-Wentworth, who was prime minister twice, in the 1760s and for less than four months in the 1780s. He was in opposition when the US declared independence, and was premier both before and after that declaration, and so dealt with the fallout of this momentous split. He also helped to crystalli...

(5 of 5) How were the Spanish colonies on the Philippines summed up in the 1570s?

(4 of 5) What happened after the Spanish took over Manila in 1570?

The 35th prime minister was in office at the beginning of World War One. Find out about Herbert Asquith and his passions.

(3 of 5) When did the Spanish take over Manila in the Philippines, and how did the people in the area react.

(2 of 5) In 1570, the Spanish still hadn’t established a capital for their new colony on the Philippines. Why did Spanish governor Legazpi decide to make Manila his base?

Prime minister number 40 is most famous for being in office as World War Two began. Find out about the missteps of Neville Chamberlain, the man who didn't bring 'peace in our time'.

(1 of 5) In 1570, the Spanish had set up their first colonies on the Philippines, but they still had not found their colonial capital, Manila. This is the second of a pair of documents serialised on Long History about the early settlement of Manila on Luzon island, What was life like for the Spanish in the Philippines before they settled Luzon?

(5 of 5) In their quest to create a colonial capital on the Philippines, what reasons did the Spanish give for the 1570 battle for Manila?

Find out about the UK's 34th prime minister, the archetypal Edwardian prime minister, who was in office from December 1905 to April 1908. He was the first person officially to be called ‘prime minister’ and was the only prime minister to die in Downing Street. Find out how, along the way, he set in motion events which set the tone for the whole 20th century.

(4 of 5) In 1570, the Spanish went to Manila, site of their future colonial capital, for the first time. How was the first meeting between the Spanish and the King of Manila?