Season 7 | 5. It’s a Wonderful Parliament

This is History: A Dynasty to Die For

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Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The French are preparing for an all mighty invasion. The king doesn’t really seem to care — until the nobles use the parliamentary equivalent of a royal kick up the backside. And, will the French army even get off their coast, or backsides, before the portaloos are full? If you want to find out more about the last French invasion of England, listen back to This Is History season three, episode twelve, and the accompanying bonus episode. For this week’s bonus episode, hear about why this parliament was just so wonderful. Find that on our Patreon, where you can also vote on future episodes, share some spicy court gossip with fellow subscribers, and hear from Dan and the rest of the royal council. We’d love to see you there: patreon.com/thisishistory A 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 [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Presented by Dan Jones Producer - Alan Weedon Senior Producer - Selina Ream Executive Producer - Louisa Field Production Manager - Jen Mistri Production coordinator - Eric Ryan Sound Design and Mixing - Amber Devereux Head of content - Chris Skinner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Before we get going, just a reminder that after this episode, you can join me to explore
0:05.0	why King Charles VI's invasion has fallen out of the history books, and why a 19-year-old
0:11.8	king doesn't care what's happening in his country.
0:14.9	Clue? His age.
0:17.1	You can find that episode, and a whole lot more, over at our new Patreon.
0:21.7	It's where I get to hear more from you, and it's a place where you can get stuck into some spicy court gossip.
0:28.6	So, join the royal favourites over at patreon.com forward slash this is history.
0:34.4	Now, here's the episode.
0:43.9	The ox driver whips the beasts he has yoked to a long rope and yells at them to pull. The oxen bellow as they strain. The rope behind them tightens and
0:52.8	creaks.
0:55.0	As the animals heave, the house their rope is tied to, starts to shift.
1:01.0	At first it's barely a wobble, but then the wooden struts start to give way.
1:07.0	With a screech of collapsing timbers and a huge rumble, the whole structure collapses.
1:16.6	Dust plumes in the air. The demolition workers splutter and cough.
1:26.6	But they don't hang around to admire their handiwork.
1:30.3	There are dozens more buildings leaning against London's city walls
1:35.3	or blocking parts of the old city ditch.
1:38.3	For the first time in living memory, those walls and that ditch
1:43.3	are going to be called into service defending
1:45.9	London from a foreign siege. All over, buildings are being ripped down to clear the defences and
1:53.3	make them fit for purpose. It's autumn 1386, and for weeks weeks news has been filtering across the channel that the
2:05.1	French are planning a full-blown invasion of England.
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