Introducing… Season 4 of a Dynasty to Die For

This is History: A Dynasty to Die For

Sony Music

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2024

⏱️ 2 minutes

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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. Season 4 tells the story of two kings, Henry and Edward, who are desperately trying to save their dynasty. Their conflicting personalities will be put to the ultimate test as an old friend, Simon de Montfort, and his growing powerbase threaten to destroy the Plantagenets for good. 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 [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Middle Ages.
0:04.0	The year is 1216.
0:07.0	When villainous King John dies, England breathes a sigh of relief.
0:12.0	Surely his son, Henry the Tha. England breathes a sigh of relief.
0:13.0	Surely his son, Henry III, can't be that bad.
0:17.0	Can he?
0:19.0	He certainly seems a lot nicer,
0:22.0	but as he gets older, things start to go very wrong for this kind-hearted
0:26.4	king and his not so loyal subjects.
0:29.8	In fact, his reign will face a greater crisis than anything we've seen before.
0:35.7	But who will create this crisis?
0:38.5	Is it his younger brother Richard, who everyone secretly agrees would make a much better ruler.
0:45.0	Is it the French king, Louis the Lion, who hasn't given up his dream of eating England for Petit de Jeunet.
0:52.0	Or perhaps Henry's friend, Simon. England for Petty de Jeunet.
0:52.8	Or perhaps Henry's friend, Simon de Montfort, who has very big plans indeed for the future
0:58.4	of the country no matter what the cost. Join me, Dan Jones, for season 4 of this is history.
1:07.0	Over 12 action-packed episodes, we'll follow Henry, his cany wife Eleanor, and his terrifying son, Edward Longshanks, as they desperately
1:17.1	try to keep the Plantagenet train on the tracks.
1:21.4	Family will fight family. Friends will become enemies and body parts will be dismembered. That's the Plantagenet
1:28.4	Promise. Thrillingly you can get all episodes and a week early by subscribing to This Is History Plus.
1:38.0	And to cap it all, me and my producer will be diving even deeper into the juiciest tangents from the main episodes
1:45.4	and answering your questions in subscriber only episodes every week.
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