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THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

The Glass King | 6. A Jagged Peace

THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR

Sony Music

History, Society & Culture

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

France is slipping through her fingers. With the kingdom on the brink of collapse, Queen Isabeau of Bavaria makes a desperate move: she offers her daughter’s hand to England’s King Henry V. It’s a bold bid for peace—but peace comes at a price. As the English celebrate their triumph, they soon discover that ruling a broken kingdom is far more costly than conquering it. This is a tale of uneasy alliances, royal ambition, and the brutal cost of diplomacy. Listen back to season six, episode twelve for the last time France was under English control.  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

Hey everyone, we finally come to the season finale of The Glass King.

0:05.3

I really do hope you've enjoyed it so far.

0:08.2

This has been my second mini-series for This Is History,

0:11.4

and this time around I've had the real pleasure of hearing from the royal favorites over on Patreon.

0:17.1

The favorites make up the show's virtual royal court,

0:20.1

where you get to delve deeper into the history behind each episode and chat with me, Dan, and the team about all things medieval.

0:28.3

So I must thank you, beloved faves, for welcoming me with open arms.

0:33.2

And special thanks to royal favorite Colette, who described me in episode three as Cozy

0:38.3

Core with Gore, because that is 100% the vibe.

0:43.0

If you aren't already a favorite, you can sign up on Patreon where you get all the episodes

0:47.6

ad-free and all of those extra special perks.

0:50.9

That's patreon.com forward slash this is history. Now stick around for the

0:56.0

Glass King season finale after this short break. Abby's just woken up. It's 7.31 and she's forgotten to ring the doctor.

1:04.8

There's no point ringing now. She needs to get to work. But she's not worried. She's got an HSBC

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1:22.3

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1:27.3

investments with HSBC UK or Premier Status Broad. I'm going to let you in on a secret. My life began toiling away in a field, battling for scraps with fellow peasants. Then I convinced my feudal overlords to teach me how to read and write. Then I wrote some books and then this podcast. But to impress my new overlords,

1:45.4

there's a lot of work that needs doing. I wish I'd had Shopify when I first started out

1:50.0

back in the Middle Ages. This commerce platform has been a game changer for millions of guilds,

1:55.9

leagues and businesses around the world, like Mattel and Heinz, to brands just getting

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