Dan Jones on Why History Is Our Greatest Teacher And Henry V’s Legacy
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🗓️ 6 November 2024
⏱️ 76 minutes
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We’ve all heard of Marcus Aurelius, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, but what about Henry V? British historian Dan Jones joins Ryan today to talk about why Henry V was one of the most unique Kings throughout history, how we can understand the current state of the world by looking at historical patterns, and unbelievable stories of discovering historical evidence.
Dan Jones is a British historian, TV presenter, journalist, and author of Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King. Dan has also written the bestselling books Powers and Thrones, The Templars, Essex Dogs, and more. Check out Dan's Netflix Series which he wrote and starred in - Secrets of Great British Castles!
You can follow Dan on Instagram @d_a_n_jones, check out his newsletter danjones.substack.com, and listen to his podcast This is History: A Dynasty to Die For.
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