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THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

Season 1 | 14. Melee

THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

Sony Music

History, Society & Culture

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

As the Plantagenet princes hit early adulthood, their home life remains… unusual. Mum is still imprisoned by Dad. Dad is still refusing to hand over the reins of power to his ambitious and warlike sons. So they find another way to prove themselves on the big stage: fighting in knightly tournaments. We join Henry the Young King at one of the grandest tournaments of the age, determined to show the world what a real warrior looks like. But his opponents have other ideas…  This is History is 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  Written and presented by Dan Jones Producer - Rosie Merotra Series Producer and Story Editor - Georgia Mills Executive  Producer - Dave Anderson Executive Producer - Peggy Sutton Production Manager - Jen Mistri Composer -  Matt Acheson Sound Design and Mixing - Chris O'Shaughnessy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's Dr. Karen from the referral podcast here just dropping in to bust yet another myth,

0:04.8

but this time it's not medical.

0:06.8

Now it's a common misconception that a TV licence is just for watching stuff on a TV,

0:11.8

rather than a laptop or a phone, and you only need it if you're watching BBC content.

0:16.4

This is false information.

0:18.2

The licence gives you access to over 400 live TV channels too, for around 44p a day.

0:24.4

You can get your licence and find out more info at www.tvl.co.uk-slashpod.

0:41.4

Rawls and crashes echo around the open fields at Lany Suman in northern France,

0:48.0

carrying across the landscape for miles around.

0:52.8

Horses winny and men bellow orders at each other.

0:56.4

Lances are thrust into heavy wooden shields, long swords clang into thick armour,

1:02.8

maces slam into full face metal helms.

1:07.3

Battle cries, threats and challenges all ring out together,

1:11.1

issued in half a dozen dialects and languages.

1:15.5

It's early November 1179.

1:18.7

The leaves have fallen from the trees and are turning to mush underfoot.

1:23.7

The air has a bite to it, the kind of cold that gets into your bones.

1:29.2

No matter that Lany Suman, a huge tournament is underway.

1:34.2

It's a mock battle contested by thousands of the bravest and most skillful nights in

1:39.6

all of Western Europe, and watched by cheering crowds of well-heeled supporters.

1:46.2

This tournament has been organised to celebrate a coronation.

1:52.6

The French King Louis VII is in a bad way.

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