It's Dr. Karen from the referral podcast here just dropping into bus yet another myth,

but this time it's not medical. Now it's a common misconception that a TV licence is just for

watching stuff on a TV, rather than a laptop or a phone, and you only need it if you're watching

BBC content. This is false information. The licence gives you access to over 400 live TV channels too,

for around 44p a day. You can get your licence and find out more info at www.tvl.co.uk-unipod.

An elderly looking man approaches a small castle at a place called La Ferte Bernard.

He's on horseback, but he can only just about sit upright. He's seriously overweight,

and he's obviously unwell. He moves wearily as though he carries all the troubles of the world on his

shoulders. His eyes, which once gleamed with both humour and anger, are dull. His limbs,

which used to fidget constantly, are now heavy and slow. It's hard to believe it,

but this man is Henry II, the ruler of the entire Plantagenet Empire.

He's only 56, but the last few months have been rough on him.

It's the Spring of 1189. Since Christmas, Henry has been suffering a debilitating illness.

He has an infected abscess in his colon. It's agony, giving him a raging fever

and keeping him in bed for weeks on end. Now that he's finally up and about again,

he's a shadow of the man he once was. His body is failing him,

and the crippling pain Henry is in could not have come at a worse time,

because his to-do list is as long and daunting as always.

First, he needs to sort out his eldest surviving son, Richard.

He's been led astray by the wily King of France, Philip Augustus,

and is refusing to take his dad's calls or answer his texts.

He needs to work out what to do with his younger son, John, who's now 21 and still doesn't

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