This is History: A Dynasty to Die For

S9 E12 | Rise of the Yorks

24 Mar 2026

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To learn more about the last time an English king was usurped, listen to Season 7, Bonus Episode 12, where Dan tells the story of Henry VI’s grandfa...

S9 E11 | The Pact

17 Mar 2026

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Royal favourites, we want your voice notes in our new miniseries on historical failures. Look out for Producer Al’s callout post on patreon.com/this...

S9 E10 | The Battle of St Albans

10 Mar 2026

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S9 E9 | Madness Descends

03 Mar 2026

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S9 E8 | Royal Blood

24 Feb 2026

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S9 E7 | Cade’s Rebellion

17 Feb 2026

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Was the Queen of England a French spy?

13 Feb 2026

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Hello! We’ve gifted one of Dan’s favourite bonus episode from Season 9 just for you. To listen to all bonus episodes, ad-free, subscribe at patre...

S9 E6 | The Ambush

10 Feb 2026

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Royal favourites, we want your voice notes in our new miniseries on historical failures. Look out for Producer Al’s callout post on patreon.com/this...

S9 E5 | Enter the She Wolf

03 Feb 2026

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S9 E4 | Tainted Love

27 Jan 2026

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Owen Tudor is running out of time. With Queen Mother Catherine de Valois dead, their once‑secret marriage — and the Tudor bloodline it produced —...

S9 E3 | Hot Stuff

20 Jan 2026

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The royal court isn’t exactly celebrating after the death of Joan of Arc. A dangerous liaison erupts between the widowed Queen of England, Catherine...

S9 E2 | Joan of Arc

13 Jan 2026

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You can now WATCH this episode over on YouTube at youtube.com/@thisishistorypod  Henry VI now rules England… as a kid. As the adults take charge a...

S9 E1 | Problem Child

06 Jan 2026

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With Henry V gone, we kick off this new season with a baby on the throne and all the resulting complications that come with this complex scenario. Pow...

S9 E0 | Introducing… Season Nine of a Dynasty to Die For

30 Dec 2025

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England’s greatest warrior-king is gone and on the throne… a baby. In season 9 of This Is History: A Dynasty to Die For, acclaimed historian D...

3. A Nativity to Die For — Gold, Frankincense... and Murder

23 Dec 2025

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In the final episode of Dan’s three-part retelling of the Nativity we enter the gospel of Matthew, as we explore the story according to him. Matthew...

2. A Nativity to Die For — Away in a manger

16 Dec 2025

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The story continues as the holy family make their way to Bethlehem for a Roman census. Along the way they meet classic characters from the Nativity in...

1. A Nativity to Die For — Surprise!

09 Dec 2025

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Dan kicks off a new three part series with a retelling of the biblical tale of Mary, Joseph and the whole Gospel-featuring Nativity crew, asking quest...

S8 E12 | To Jerusalem

02 Dec 2025

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Henry V stands at the peak of his power. He’s not just England’s king—he’s heir and regent of France. But for Henry, two crowns aren’t enoug...

S8 E11 | Winner Takes All

25 Nov 2025

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Henry V’s lightning campaign across France is sputtering. His army is exhausted, starving, and dangerously restless—a powder keg waiting to blow. ...

S8 E10 | The Road to Rouen

18 Nov 2025

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Surely Henry V can’t like what he’s about to do, but he knows enough about what cruelty can deliver. It’s 1418 and his forces have been instruct...

S8 E9 | Henry the Conqueror

11 Nov 2025

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S8 E8 | The Triumph

04 Nov 2025

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S8 E7 | The Battle of Agincourt

28 Oct 2025

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Outnumbered. Exhausted. Unyielding. Fresh from the brutal siege of Harfleur, King Henry V marches his exhausted, disease-ridden army across hostile F...

S8 E6 | The Gun Show

21 Oct 2025

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When the newly crowned King Henry V receives a mocking gift from the French Dauphin — a box of tennis balls — he doesn’t laugh. He retaliates wi...

S8 E5 | The Switch-Up

14 Oct 2025

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Henry V has finally seized the throne—but this is no coronation of peace. With chilling precision, he tightens his grip on power, silencing reformis...

S8 E4 | Ballads and Brawls

07 Oct 2025

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Henry of Monmouth’s impatience reaches fever pitch when he tries to snatch the crown from his father, Henry IV. It backfires royally. To teach him a...

S8 E3 | The Score

30 Sep 2025

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The trial of a tailor-turned-heretic tests Henry of Monmouth’s authority. Word on the street is that the heir apparent is flirting with the Lollards...

S8 E2 | Whack a Mole

23 Sep 2025

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Henry IV is waking in the night screaming, convinced people are throwing fire at him. In truth, they’re throwing shade. Even the clergy are question...

S8 E1 | A Hole in the Head

16 Sep 2025

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Turns out, wearing the crown is the easy part. Henry IV thought kingship would bring control—but the treasury’s running dry, rebellions are flari...

Introducing… Season Eight of a Dynasty to Die For

09 Sep 2025

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When you survive an arrow shot to the face like Henry V did, you don’t waste your second chance. So when he’s finally crowned in 1413, it’s all ...

The Glass King | 6. A Jagged Peace

02 Sep 2025

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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 dau...

The Glass King | 5. The Enemy of My Enemy

26 Aug 2025

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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 Arm...

The Glass King | 4. A New Hope

19 Aug 2025

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Henry V shatters the Dauphin Louis’s hubris. Despite their superior numbers, carnage awaits the French at a battle called Agincourt. But the bad luc...

The Glass King | 3. Agent of Chaos

12 Aug 2025

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While King Charles VI is incapacitated, his brother Louis, and his queen, Isabeau, have been living large. The Duchy of Burgundy pays the price, drawi...

The Glass King | 2. The Stranger

05 Aug 2025

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A glittering Parisian ball, erupts in flames. King Charles VI barely escapes with his life. The culprit? His own brother, Louis — drunk, impulsive,...

The Glass King | 1. Fracture

29 Jul 2025

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Charles VI has done everything right. His new queen charms the court. He’s taken power away from his regents. France is stable, for now. But one enc...

Introducing… The Glass King

22 Jul 2025

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It’s 1389, and young Charles VI of France is living the medieval dream. He’s married for love. The war-torn kingdom is finally healing. He’s han...

Season 7 | 12. A man shall rule

15 Jul 2025

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The crown is slipping, and Richard II is running out of allies — even his loyal greyhound has had enough. As the kingdom turns against him, Richard ...

Season 7 | 11. Who dares wins

08 Jul 2025

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The patriarch of the Lancastrian dynasty, John of Gaunt, is dead. His penultimate act was to show his nephew, Richard II, his rotting penis. While the...

Season 7 | 10. Deathmatch

01 Jul 2025

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After making some major strategic blunders, Thomas Mowbray and Henry Bolingbroke now find themselves fighting to the death. But as the crowds amass, R...

Season 7 | 9. Richard’s revenge

24 Jun 2025

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London’s finest are gathering for 1397’s party of the year, but this isn’t a time to be celebrating… unless you’re Richard II. The 30-year-o...

Season 7 | 8. Four Funerals and A Wedding

17 Jun 2025

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In 1392, nobody in the Plantagenet realm was expecting one of their own to be gored to death by a wild boar. The grim reaper’s busy. More shock deat...

Season 7 | 7. The Grand Tour

10 Jun 2025

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Henry Bolingbroke, exasperated at the parochial pettiness of Richard II’s court, decides it’s time to get out. After proving his mettle with the g...

Season 7 | 6. The Traitors

03 Jun 2025

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Richard sends his favourites scrambling. One tries to flee disguised as a chicken salesman, while another counts himself lucky for knowing how to swim...

Season 7 | 5. It’s a Wonderful Parliament

27 May 2025

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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 ...

Season 7 | 4. The Tyranny Begins

20 May 2025

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After surviving the Peasants’ Revolt, Richard II comes out on top. He has violently suppressed the rebels  and married the well-credentialed Anne o...

Season 7 | 3. Summer of Blood

13 May 2025

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Find out more about the Peasants’ Revolt in our bonus episode. And remember to visit patreon.com/thisishistory to become a Royal Favourite member...

Season 7 | 2. Death and Taxes

06 May 2025

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Richard II’s reign is not off to a good start – find out more about the runners and riders in this week’s bonus episode. You can also visit p...

Season 7 | 1. God Save The Kid

29 Apr 2025

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Introducing… Season Seven of a Dynasty to Die for

22 Apr 2025

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This is the story of the ultimate frenemies that will see a cataclysmic shift in power away from the Plantagenets. The warrior king Edward III is dyin...

Empire of Gold | 6. An Emperor’s Legacy

08 Apr 2025

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Find out more about Musa’s incredible legacy in our bonus episode. Subscribe for weekly episodes and ad-free listening. Musa looks to cement his ...

Empire of Gold | 5. Journey’s End

01 Apr 2025

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Find out more about the battlefield in mediaeval Mali in our bonus episode. Subscribe for weekly episodes and ad-free listening. Musa is tantalisin...

Empire of Gold | 4. Gold Rush

25 Mar 2025

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Find out more about Musa’s extravagance in our bonus episode. Subscribe for weekly episodes and ad-free listening. It’s chaos in Cairo as Musa’...

Empire of Gold | 3. Trouble in Cairo

18 Mar 2025

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Find out more about the legendary Mamluks in our bonus episode. Subscribe for weekly episodes and ad-free listening. Musa clashes with the fearsome...

Empire of Gold | 2. Shifting Sands

11 Mar 2025

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Subscribe for exclusive bonus episodes every week and ad-free listening to all episodes. With a murder in the desert praying on his mind, Musa and ...

Empire of Gold | 1. Matricide

04 Mar 2025

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Mansa Musa sets out on a dangerous pilgrimage across the Sahara desert to absolve himself of a terrible crime. Facing treacherous conditions and deadl...

Introducing...The Empire Of Gold

25 Feb 2025

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Wealth, power, redemption, and legacy: it’s the story of the richest man to ever live and his extraordinary reign. This is History is heading to Wes...

Season 6 | 12. The Eagle has Landed

18 Feb 2025

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A chilling sound echoes through the halls of Westminster Palace. It heralds a bold new age as Edward sets out his ultimate end game. A Sony Music E...

Season 6 | 11. Eat the Rich

11 Feb 2025

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This episode contains graphic content. The streets of London are rammed with revellers after Edward III's biggest coup in the war yet. Meanwhile, i...

Season 6 | 10. The Black Prince

04 Feb 2025

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Edward III’s son and heir, the Black Prince, rides through France in a reign of terror and destruction. He aims to goad the King of France into a fu...

Season 6 | 9. The Drunken Sailor

28 Jan 2025

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Edward III takes his forces to sea, aiming to ambush an enemy fleet. There’s just one problem: the sun is shining and the wine is flowing. It isn’...

Season 6 | 8. The Order of the Garter

21 Jan 2025

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While Edward III is in Medieval lockdown, sheltering from the Black Death, he has a brainwave: a strange idea for an exclusive royal club that still e...

Season 6 | 7. Apocalypse Now

14 Jan 2025

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Edward III’s mighty war is stopped in its tracks by a new, cataclysmic threat. It’s the deadliest plague in all of human history: the black death....

Season 6 | 6. The Siege of Calais

07 Jan 2025

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Edward III sets his sights on conquering the mighty port town of Calais. But Calais is very well defended, can Edward think of a plan before his entir...

Season 6 | BONUS: How did they know the time in the Middle Ages?

31 Dec 2024

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Dan answers some of the questions from the This Is History mailbox. How did mediaeval people know what day it was? What were the rules on naming a kin...

Season 6 | 5. The Battle of Crecy

24 Dec 2024

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Thousands of English ships advance towards the beaches of Normandy. Edward III’s bloody and brutal invasion of France has begun. A Sony Music Ent...

Season 6 | 4. First Blood

17 Dec 2024

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Edward’s decision to go to war with France starts to look like a Very Bad Idea, as French pirates begin a reign of terror on the south coast of Engl...

Season 6 | 3. The Hundred Years’ War

10 Dec 2024

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A woman executed for her crimes. An outlaw fleeing from his king. A heron killed by a hawk.  The stage is set for Edward III to walk England into a ...

Season 6 | 2. The Flying Scotsman

03 Dec 2024

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Turmoil in Scotland leads an unexpected ally to Edward III’s door. What Edward doesn’t know is that this is the first step towards the longest war...

Season 6 | 1. The Raid

26 Nov 2024

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A young king finds himself locked out of power by his mother and her tyrannical lover. Time is running out, so he decides to take a huge risk and try ...

Introducing… Season Six of a Dynasty to Die for

19 Nov 2024

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The times they are a changin’ in the Middle Ages, as we step into the tumultuous reign of Edward III. This Plantagenet is a warrior, tactician, and ...

In Conversation | Mediaeval Feasts and Foraging - with Annie Gray

12 Nov 2024

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Dan is joined by food historian Annie Gray, to take a culinary voyage back in time to the feasts of the Plantagenet courts, and for a peek inside a pe...

In Conversation | Flying dreams and X-rated rhymes - with Glaire Anderson

05 Nov 2024

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Long before Leonardo Da Vinci was born, there was a genius poet and astronomer who dreamed of human flight. Dan is joined by the University of Edinbur...

In Conversation | Greek myths in the Middle Ages- with Stephen Fry

29 Oct 2024

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Stephen Fry joins Dan to discuss his latest book, Odyssey, and how Greek myths have delighted people for thousands of years, right through the Middle ...

In Conversation | Mediaeval sex and bishop brothels - with Diarmaid MacCulloch

22 Oct 2024

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This episode contains frequent references to sex. Dan Jones is joined by Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, author of Lower than the Angels, for a look...

In Conversation | The tyrant and the usurper - with Helen Castor

15 Oct 2024

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Dan is joined by his friend and mentor, the renowned historian and author of The Eagle and The Hart, Dr Helen Castor, for a rundown of the wildest riv...

In Conversation | Sexy poets and killer queens - with Alice Loxton

08 Oct 2024

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For This is History’s first ever live show, Dan is joined at the London Podcast Festival by author Alice Loxton. Alice’s most recent book, Eightee...

Introducing… This is History: In Conversation

01 Oct 2024

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For a special run of episodes, Dan Jones is joined by world-class historians and authors. Find out about the sordid history of the Catholic Church, an...

Season 5 | 12. To Kill a King

24 Sep 2024

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This episode contains extreme violence. Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimor are victorious. They have usurped the old tyrant king, Edward II, and are i...

Season 5 | 11. Return of the She-Wolf

17 Sep 2024

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This episode contains descriptions of violence. Edward has lost control of the country as violent riots run amok.  Soon, he and the Despensers are o...

Season 5 | 10. Ghosted

10 Sep 2024

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A daring escape from the Tower of London sends an unlikely ally into Queen Isabella’s hands. Edward and Despenser are totally out of control, but fo...

Season 5 | 9. The Dictators

03 Sep 2024

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Revenge has not satisfied Edward II, and he and the Despensers begin a reign of terror across England, executing former friends and plundering the nat...

Season 5 | 8. Eye for an Eye

27 Aug 2024

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Isabella finds herself the target of an assassination attempt as the secret rumblings of discontent suddenly explode into full-blown rebellion. King E...

Season 5 | 7. The Queen’s Wrath

20 Aug 2024

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A strange man arrives in Edward II’s court with an outrageous claim: could the King of England be a fake? While Edward finds this all very funny, Qu...

Season 5 | 6. The Jinx

13 Aug 2024

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Reeling from his failure in Scotland, Edward II needs to up his game, unite his kingdom and keep the peace with Thomas Earl of Lancaster. But before h...

Season 5 | 5. The Battle of Bannockburn

06 Aug 2024

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*Attention UK listeners* Come and meet Dan in person at The London Podcast Festival. This is History is having its first ever live show on the 6th Se...

Season 5 | 4. Long Live the Queen

30 Jul 2024

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While Edward II mourns, his young Queen Isabella steps into the spotlight. She provides her husband with both an heir and the holiday of a lifetime, a...

Season 5 | 3. Revenge of the Black Dog

23 Jul 2024

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Edward II is king, and he makes it clear to his people that nothing is more important to him than his best knight, Piers Gaveston. His focus on Gavest...

Season 5 | 2. Bros with Benefits

16 Jul 2024

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King Edward physically attacks his son, the heir to the throne, in a shocking display of violence. The reason for this outburst? The young prince’s ...

Season 5 | Bonus: Beasts at feasts

11 Jul 2024

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To mark the launch of season 5, we are dishing out a free sample of This is History Plus. Each week Dan and producer Georgia explore strange tangents ...

Season 5 | 1. Generation Kill

09 Jul 2024

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Edward I is getting too old to fight his enormous list of enemies, and so begins handing over the reins of war to his son and a brand new generation o...

Introducing… Season 5 of a Dynasty to Die for

02 Jul 2024

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The Plantagenets are back! This season we meet Edward II, a king who is head over heels with his favourite knight, Piers Gaveston. Their relationship ...

The Iron King | 6. The Curse

25 Jun 2024

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Philip the Fair’s beloved daughter Isabella comes to his rooms in the dead of night with scandalous news: his son’s wives are having affairs. Phil...

The Iron King | 5. The Last Templar

18 Jun 2024

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Philip the Fair turns his owl-like gaze onto the mighty order of the Knights Templar. They have amassed a huge amount of wealth: wealth Philip wants. ...

The Iron King | 4. The Battle of the Golden Spurs

11 Jun 2024

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Philip the Fair is determined to take control of the kingdom of Flanders, in his dream of a united France. But when he attacks, the people of Flanders...

The Iron King | 3. The Pope Slap

04 Jun 2024

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Philip the Fair’s vindictive nature ignites when a drunken bishop mouths off about him, calling him “a useless owl”. Possibly not the most devas...

The Iron King | 2. The Double Cross

28 May 2024

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Philip the Fair begins his reign with a strange, robot-like attitude and a fevered dedication to restoring the glory of France. As naval skirmishes in...

The Iron King | 1. The Vespers

21 May 2024

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A suspected royal poisoning. A bloody rebellion in Sicily. A dying king fleeing across the mountains. The stage is set for the reign of one of the col...

Introducing...The Iron King

14 May 2024

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This is History is taking a trip to France, to bring you the bloody tale of one of the canniest, cruellest and most handsome kings in all of the Middl...

Season 4 | 12. The Reckoning

07 May 2024

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Edward I is forced to spend his old age fighting multiple political crises. He desperately needs the aid of his barons if he’s going to have any cha...