The Glass King | 4. A New Hope

THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

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History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Henry V shatters the Dauphin Louis’s hubris. Despite their superior numbers, carnage awaits the French at a battle called Agincourt. But the bad luck doesn’t end there. Two Dauphins die suddenly in quick succession, catapulting an unknown prince — and the kingdom — into the unknown. If you want to learn about the last English invasion of France, listen back to season six, episode five, where Edward III wins the Battle of Crécy. Plus, in this week’s bonus episode, Dan and Danièle dive into France’s litany of failures at Agincourt, and hear Dan’s excellent impression of Robert Pattinson in The King. You can get all of that and more on our Patreon. In addition to ad-free listening and bonus episodes, you get to chat with mediaeval buffs from around the world, shape the direction of the show, and watch exclusive behind the scenes videos from the team. Become one of our royal favourites at 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Written and presented by Danièle Cybulskie Producer - Alan Weedon Senior Producer - Dominic Tyerman Executive Producer - Simon Poole Production Manager - Jen Mistri Production coordinator - Eric Ryan Mixing - Amber Devereux Head of content - Chris Skinner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey friends, welcome back to another episode of This Is History Presents the Glass King.
0:06.3	Before you get acquainted with a squelchy French battlefield, I thought I'd give you a gentle
0:10.9	reminder about the royal favorites over on Patreon. There are extra special fans and subscribers
0:16.8	to This Is History, who I'm happy to say have given me a very warm welcome back to the show.
0:22.9	These faves have created a wonderful community of medieval buffs who chime in with excellent
0:27.9	analysis about the history behind each episode. If you have any questions about the season so far,
0:34.2	I'd love to hear from you. I'm doing a special Ask Me Anything for the favorites on Thursday,
0:39.3	August 28th. To join us, head to patreon.com forward slash this is history. Now, on with the show.
0:48.7	Abby's just woken up. It's 731 and she's forgotten to ring the doctor. There's no point
0:53.7	ringing now. She needs to get to work. But she's not worried. She's forgotten to ring the doctor. There's no point ringing now.
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0:55.7	But she's not worried.
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1:18.2	I'm going to let you in on a secret. My life began toiling away in a field, battling for scraps with fellow peasants.
1:25.1	Then I convinced my feudal overlords to teach me how to read and write.
1:28.9	Then I wrote some books and then this podcast. But to impress my new overlords, there's a lot of work
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