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THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

S9 E0 | Introducing… Season Nine of a Dynasty to Die For

THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

Sony Music

History, Society & Culture

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

England’s greatest warrior-king is gone and on the throne… a baby. In season 9 of This Is History: A Dynasty to Die For, acclaimed historian Dan Jones charts the turbulent story of Henry VI, an infant monarch whose reign is beset by relentless struggles for power both at home and abroad as we enter a brutal era of English civil war - the Wars of the Roses. Scandal, madness and witchcraft form a backdrop to the young king’s troubles in England, while in France, Henry V’s hard-won legacy begins to crumble as Joan of Arc enters to rally the French fightback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

In medieval England, a baby boy is sleeping soundly in his cot.

0:07.0

But he's no ordinary baby.

0:09.0

He's Henry VI, England's infant king.

0:13.0

Right now, he's living in a dream-scape entirely of his own making,

0:18.0

and it's best if he stays there a while,

0:20.0

because what's to come is going

0:22.1

to be one hell of a rude awakening. Not only is Henry going to inherit a more powerful, richer,

0:29.4

bigger kingdom, thanks, Dad. He's also going to be King of France, too. And the weight of expectation

0:36.3

on this small boy is incredible. But he need not worry.

0:42.3

By the time Henry comes of age, England will be unrecognizable. And that's a story I want to tell you.

0:52.2

Hello, I'm Dan Jones. I'm a medievalist, and in the latest season of my podcast,

0:57.5

this is history, a dynasty to die for, I'm going to trace the doomed reign of Henry

1:02.5

the 6th. It's a story where England's careful consolidation of power is undone by a secret marriage,

1:10.4

infighting, a bit of madness, and eventually an all-out civil war.

1:17.6

In this season you'll meet a new mob dubbed the Tudors and a whole range of other relatives all challenging Henry for the Crown.

1:26.6

And across the channel we'll meet a young girl called Joan of Arc.

1:30.7

With angels and saints in her ear, she convinces the French to rise up against English rule.

1:36.7

And they win spectacularly.

1:40.1

It's a shocking sequel to the story of a medieval kingdom that a generation ago was triumphant.

1:46.6

Together, we're going to trace how and why that happened.

1:51.1

So join me as we journey into the Wars of the Roses.

1:54.4

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