Conquest
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Film and television
- Conquest (1937 film), a 1937 film starring Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer
- Conquest (1983 film)Conquest (1983 film)-Plot:The film opens on a long strand of beach, where several people in white robes gather around a young man named Ilius, adorning him in a vest of leather armor, while an old man hands him a bow and a set of arrows, summoning it to fly to them...
, directed by Lucio Fulci - Conquest (1998 film)Conquest (1998 film)Conquest is a 1998 British-Canadian romantic comedy film set in the dying prairie town of Conquest, Saskatchewan, most of whose remaining residents are in their 70s and depressed...
, a 1998 British-Canadian film - Conquest (TV series)Conquest (TV series)Conquest was a TV show on the History Channel hosted by Peter Woodward. In each 30 minute episode he teaches his small group of assistants a particular type of weapon, or a set of weapons from a particular time period, while demonstrating their function, describing their comparative advantages and...
, a History Channel series - Conquest (CBS), a 1950s CBS news program
- The ConquestThe ConquestFor the events leading up to the acquisition of New France by Britain known as The Conquest , see Conquest of 1760.The Conquest is a television series based on the conflict between the Wu state and Yue state during the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history...
, a Chinese-Hong Kong television series
Music
- Conquest (Uriah Heep album), a 1980 album by rock band Uriah Heep
- Conquest (Dragon Fli Empire album)Conquest (Dragon Fli Empire album)Conquest is the first album by Canadian hip hop duo Dragon Fli Empire, released in 2004 on Makebelieve Records. Although the 2004 release is officially considered DFE's first album, there was a locally circulated CD-R version released in June 2002. The 2004 version replaced three tracks from the...
, a 2004 hip hop album - Conquest, a 1985 album by Brass ConstructionBrass ConstructionBrass Construction was an American funk group formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1968. They were originally known as Dynamic Soul, and went on to record a string of hit singles and albums through to 1985.-Career:...
- "Conquest" (song)Conquest (song)"Conquest" is a song written by Corky Robbins and popularized in the 1950s by Patti Page. "Conquest" was also covered by The White Stripes on their 2007 album Icky Thump, which features Regulo Aldama on trumpet...
, a 1952 Patti Page song covered in 2007 by The White Stripes
Gaming
- Conquest of the New WorldConquest of the New WorldConquest of the New World is a computer game produced by Interplay Entertainment in the mid-1990s. The game is a strategy game, involving single player playing, or multi-player playing either by hotseat, on LAN, modem, or even PBEM...
, a turn-based strategy game made by Quicksilver Software in 1996 - Conquest (board game)Conquest (board game)Conquest is a strategy board game created and published by Donald Benge. First published in 1972 with cardboard pieces, it evolved to attractive plastic pieces and a deluxe set in pewter plated in various metals including gold. The game is based on point to point movement and capture, with an...
, a strategy board game by Donald Benge - Duell (chess), a chess variant, called Conquest in the UK
- Conquest (gametype)Conquest (gametype)Conquest is a gametype used mainly by Electronic Arts and Digital Illusions CE's Battlefield franchise. To win a game of Conquest, the teams in the game must capture pre-determined spawnpoints labeled by flags...
, a gametype used in the Battlefield video game series - Conquest: Frontier WarsConquest: Frontier WarsConquest: Frontier Wars is a real-time strategy engine released in 2001 by Ubisoft and Fever Pitch Studios. The bulk of the development was done at Digital Anvil in Austin, Texas, a startup developer originally owned by Chris Roberts.-Gameplay:...
, a 2001 real-time strategy computer game for the PC by Ubi Soft - Civilization III: Conquests, a 2003 expansion for computer game Civilization III
- The Lord of the Rings: ConquestThe Lord of the Rings: ConquestThe Lord of the Rings: Conquest is an action game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and borrows many gameplay mechanics from Pandemic's Star Wars: Battlefront games...
People
- Bryan ConquestBryan ConquestBryan Joseph Conquest was an Australian politician. Born in Quilpie, Queensland, he was a managing director and Bundaberg City Councillor before entering politics. In 1984, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the National member for the new notionally Labor seat of...
(born 1930), Australian politician - Robert ConquestRobert ConquestGeorge Robert Ackworth Conquest CMG is a British historian who became a well-known writer and researcher on the Soviet Union with the publication in 1968 of The Great Terror, an account of Stalin's purges of the 1930s...
(born 1917), British historian - Stuart ConquestStuart ConquestStuart Conquest is an English chess Grandmaster.-Chess career:In 1981, at the age of 14 he won the World Youth Chess Championship in the under-16 category. Conquest was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1997...
(born 1967), British chess grandmaster
Places
- Conquest, Saskatchewan, a Canadian village
- Conquest, New YorkConquest, New YorkConquest is a town in Cayuga County, New York, USA. The population was 1,819 at the 2010 census. The name was chosen to mark the victory of those who wished to form the town....
, New York, an American town - Houghton ConquestHoughton ConquestHoughton Conquest is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish also includes the hamlet of How End.-History:...
, a village in the United Kingdom
Transportation
- Chrysler Conquest, a rebadged Mitsubishi Starion sports car
- Conquest AirlinesConquest AirlinesConquest Airlines was an American regional airline initially headquartered in Jefferson County, Texas, and later headquartered in Austin, Texas...
, a defunct commuter airline - Carnival ConquestCarnival ConquestCarnival Conquest is a Conquest-class cruise ship owned and operated by Carnival Cruise Lines. Sixty percent of her staterooms have ocean views, and sixty percent of those have balconies. Carnival Conquest cruises the Western Caribbean from the port of Galveston, Texas...
, a cruise ship - Conquest classConquest ClassThe Conquest class is a class of cruise ships owned by Carnival Cruise Lines, a subdivision of the Carnival Corporation & plc. The Conquest design is an original Carnival design, based on the Destiny-class...
, a class of cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line
Other uses
- CONQUESTCONQUESTCONQUEST is a linear scaling, or O, density functional theory electronic structure code. The code is designed to perform DFT calculations on very large systems containing many thousands of atoms. It can be run at different levels of precision ranging from ab initio tight binding up to full DFT...
, a linear scaling, or O(N), density functional theory electronic structure code - ConQuesTConQuesTConQuesT is an annual science fiction convention held in the Kansas City, Missouri area; it is sponsored by the long-running Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society and is the oldest such convention in Missouri, having first been established under a different name back in the summer of 1972...
, a science fiction convention in Kansas City, Missouri - Conquest (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Edge of Victory: ConquestEdge of Victory: ConquestEdge of Victory: Conquest is the first novel in a two-part story by Greg Keyes. Published and released in 2001, it is the eighth installment of the New Jedi Order series set in the Star Wars universe.-Summary:Following the events of Balance Point, the Yuuzhan Vong have agreed to halt their...
, a novel by Greg Keyes - Conquest X-30, a toy from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline
- Conquest Racing, an American auto racing team
- A very common shortform of the Norman conquest of EnglandNorman conquest of EnglandThe Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy. William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, defeating King Harold II of England...