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THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

Season 1 | 21. Crisis in the East

THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

Sony Music

History, Society & Culture

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

High on the plains above Galilee, a crusader army is surrounded as they set up camp for the night. The next day, they will face muslim forces commanded by the formidable general known as Saladin. The outcome of this battle will reverberate throughout the whole Christian world. As dawn breaks, history hangs in the balance. 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

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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 slashcode.

0:38.6

Before we start, just a quick warning that this episode contains descriptions of violence

0:43.2

or sexual content that may not be suitable for all listeners.

0:51.0

It's dark.

0:52.6

It's smoky, and it's very, very hot.

0:57.6

High above the plains of Galilee, in what's now Israel, a crusader army is camped for the

1:03.4

night.

1:04.4

They've picked the twin peaks of a volcano known as the horns of Hattin to make their

1:09.8

camp.

1:11.6

The volcano is long extinct, but around them the night is on fire.

1:18.4

Dick, black clouds, billow around the soldiers, making them choke and gasp for clean air.

1:25.3

And not far off, just beyond the crackling fires, they can hear their enemies shouting threats

1:30.6

of hellfire and torment.

1:35.8

The army is led by King Guy of Jerusalem, who is pulled together around 20,000 men from

1:41.6

the crusader states of the east.

1:44.6

He has a thousand-odd regular nights, hundreds of elite troops like the night's Templar,

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