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THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

Introducing...Season 2 of This is History: A Dynasty to Die For

THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

Sony Music

History, Society & Culture

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Power, greed, religion and sex: historian Dan Jones brings the drama of mediaeval history alive through compelling stories, larger-than-life characters and vivid scenes. The saga of history’s most dysfunctional dynasty continues. Richard the Lionheart is on the throne and has one thing on his mind: victory in the Holy Land. But while Richard is away on crusade, his younger brother John has ambitions of his own.  A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production.  Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts  To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

A warrior king is a way on crusade. At home, his own brother plots to bring him down.

0:15.8

And their mother does everything in her power to keep the entire empire from falling apart.

0:23.4

Join me, Dan Jones, for the new season of this is history, a dynasty to die for, to continue

0:30.1

the epic saga of the Plantagenets. The family so dangerous, it was rumoured they were descended

0:37.2

from the devil. This time, we follow the new king on the block, Richard the Lionheart,

0:43.9

as he leads an enormous army to the Holy Land on the third crusade. On his way there, Richard

0:51.3

will chart a bloody trail of death and destruction through Europe, as he fights to rescue his

0:57.3

imprisoned sister and overthrow shadowy tyrants. But because we're talking about the Plantagenets

1:04.0

here, the greatest threat always comes from within your own family. Richard leaves his crown

1:11.0

undefended, and within the clutches of his devious younger brother John, whose ambitions

1:16.9

may just bring the entire empire to its knees. This time, the gloves are off, the stakes are

1:25.0

higher, the betrayals even more brutal. There'll be alpine adventures and assassinations,

1:31.8

political intrigue and propaganda, deadly storms and deadly assages. I'll be releasing an

1:38.7

episode a week, you can listen to them as soon as they come out, or if you prefer, save them up

1:44.0

and binge the lot. And if you subscribe to This Is History Plus, you can listen to them without ads,

1:51.0

and also hear a weekly bonus episode in which I explore some of the juiciest details that we just

1:57.6

don't have time for in the main shows. So join me for This Is History, a dynasty to die for,

2:04.7

Season 2, from something else and Sony music entertainment. Listen and follow on Apple podcasts,

2:11.2

Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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