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THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

Season 1 | 18. The Reunion

THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

Sony Music

History, Society & Culture

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Plantagenet infighting is once again threatening to boil over into war. Henry II wants to give Aquitane to his youngest son, John, but Richard the Lionheart won’t have it. It seems like a stalemate, until Henry reveals his surprise trump card: a family member that Richard just can’t refuse. Meanwhile, Henry gets the offer of a lifetime from the East. 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 slash pod.

0:40.2

On the outskirts of London, not far from the River Thames, a cleric stands inside a huge

0:46.1

new church.

0:50.3

It's a magnificent building, and rather unusual.

0:55.9

Its nave, that's the main public area of the church, is perfectly round.

1:02.8

The man listens in satisfaction as the voices of the choir echo around the nave's curves

1:08.2

spiraling upwards into the high ceiling above.

1:14.4

This is the new church of the night's Templar.

1:18.7

Built at vast expense in the grounds of their London headquarters.

1:24.9

Inside those round walls are sparsely decorated, but that doesn't mean they're cheap.

1:32.1

The Templars are one of the richest organisations in Europe.

1:36.4

The church is made from the finest limestone money can buy, shipped all the way from Normandy.

1:43.8

When the spring sunlight outside catches its walls, they gleam like white gold.

1:54.9

The church is round because it's designed to mimic another very famous round one, the

2:01.2

church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

2:04.0

There, an identically designed rotunda surrounds the shrine of Christ's tomb.

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