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Napoleon Part 5: Downfall in Russia

Real Dictators

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Napoleon's Conquest of Spain

Napoleon had to ensure that the whole of Europe stuck to a protectionist system. The Portuguese refused to stop trading with Britain and so he invaded them in 1807. Spain, it turns out, is not observing the letter of the law either. Napoleon must conduct a fully fledged conquest of the Iberian Peninsula. This episode is brought to you by DirectTV Stream.

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