THE IDES OF APRIL The Dagger & The Crown: The Assassination of Francisco Pizarro Part Two — The Blade Beneath the Crown The city of Lima rises — proud, radiant, and trembling under the weight of its own ambition. Francisco Pizarro stands atop the world he carved from blood and myth, convinced that stone, cathedral bells, and royal seals will insulate him from consequence. But cities cast shadows, and in those shadows gather men who were once brothers, now sharpened into retribution. In these final chapters, we watch the slow tightening of fate: whispers in wine-lit courtyards, sons raised on vengeance, stairwells echoing with the footfalls of men who believe righteousness can be carried in a blade. And when steel flashes in candlelight, it is not an empire that kills Pizarro — but memory. His blood settles into palace tile. His name settles into history. And the Andes keep their secrets, remembering not the conqueror, but the people he failed to erase. 📜 Chapters Included Chapter IV — The City of Kings Lima rises, but in its shadow conspirators breathe. Chapter V — Death in the Palace of Conquest A blade in candlelight ends the life of the conqueror who believed himself untouchable. Chapter VI — What Remains of Empire Aftermath, judgment, and the truth time refuses to bury. 🎧 Listen & Follow Subscribe to The Ides of April — where history is not lesson but haunting, not dates but destiny. 🕯 Sponsor Shout-Outs Support partners who make these stories possible: • Quince → quince.com/DEVILWITHIN • Mint Mobile → mintmobile.com/DEVILWITHIN • ExpressVPN → expressvpn.com/DEVILWITHIN • MOOD → mood.com/DEVILWITHIN • Ollie → ollie.com/IDES • Monarch → monarch.com/IDES 🕊 Evio Creative Network Listen to our other series: • The Devil Within • Criminal Mischief • The Devil’s Ledger • Taboo Treasures Follow: @eviocreative • @idesofaprilpod • @thedevilwithinpod Next Week Tease Next time on The Ides of April: A new figure rises from the ashes of faith and politics — a saint to some, a fanatic to others, and a force history refuses to forget. A martyrdom? A myth? A reckoning? Prepare for candlelight, swords, and a man who believed heaven could be built with fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices