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THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

The Glass King | 5. The Enemy of My Enemy

THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

Sony Music

History, Society & Culture

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

France is in ruins. Normandy has fallen to the English, and the rest of the kingdom is being ripped apart by civil war between the Burgundians and Armagnacs. In the midst of this chaos, Queen Isabeau of Bavaria faces an impossible choice. With the crown crumbling and enemies on every side, she makes a decision so shocking, it could change the fate of France forever. This is the story of a queen who dared to gamble everything—power, loyalty, and legacy—for survival. If you want to find out more about the last English invasion of France, listen back to Edward III’s Calais campaign in season six, episode six. Plus in this week’s bonus episode, Danièle explains to Dan why Isabeau gets a bad wrap, right when she’s given the power to save the kingdom.  Find all of that and more on our Patreon, where you can also vote on future episodes, share some spicy court gossip with fellow subscribers, and hear from Danièle and the rest of the royal council.  Become one of our royal favourites: 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  Learn more about your ad choices.  Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  Presented by Dan Jones Producer - Alan Weedon  Senior Producer - Dominic Tyerman Executive Producer - Simon Poole 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

Hi everyone. I hope you're feeling pious this episode. We're about to join Queen Isabel at a very

0:05.6

famous Benedictine Abbey. And while we're there, feel free to send a couple of prayers my way,

0:11.5

because I'm about to do my first live Ask Me Anything for This Is History, this coming Thursday,

0:17.7

August 28th at 6 p.m. UK time or 1 p.m. Eastern. If you haven't got your

0:23.1

questions in yet, you can drop me a note if you're a royal favorite on Patreon. It's the place

0:28.4

where you get to chat with me and the team and get very special perks, in addition to getting

0:33.4

every single This Is History episode early and ad-free.

0:38.2

To sign up, visit patreon.com forward slash this is history.

0:43.1

And now, the queen awaits.

0:46.6

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0:48.8

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0:50.0

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0:53.4

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1:12.2

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1:16.6

I'm going to let you in on a secret. My life began toiling away in a field, battling for scraps with fellow peasants.

1:23.5

Then I convinced my feudal overlords to teach me how to read and write. Then I wrote some books,

1:28.4

and then this podcast. But to impress my new overlords, there's a lot of work that needs doing.

1:34.0

I wish I'd had Shopify when I first started out back in the Middle Ages. This commerce platform

1:40.0

has been a game changer for millions of guilds, leagues and businesses around the world, like

1:44.6

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