Season 5 | 12. To Kill a King

This is History: A Dynasty to Die For

EpisodeSep 24, 202429m

Season 5 | 12. To Kill a King

This is History: A Dynasty to Die For

EpisodeSep 24, 202429m

This episode contains extreme violence.Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimor are victorious. They have usurped the old tyrant king, Edward II, and are in control of the heir to the throne, his son. But all is not well with this new regime. Roger makes a fateful decision that shakes the nation to its core: regicide.A Sony Music Entertainment production.Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcastsTo bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.comLearn more about your ad choices.Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesWritten and hosted by Dan JonesProducer - Georgia MillsAssistant producer: Harry GordonExecutive Producer - Louisa FieldProduction Manager - Jen MistriMarketing - Kieran LanciniAudio production and mixing - Chris O'Shaughnessy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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England’s greatest warrior-king Henry V is gone, and on the throne… a baby. In season 9 of This Is History: A Dynasty to Die For, acclaimed historian Dan Jones charts the turbulent story of Henry VI, an infant monarch whose reign is beset by relentless struggles for power both at home and abroad as we enter a brutal era of English civil war - the Wars of the Roses. Scandal, madness and witchcraft form a backdrop to the young king’s troubles in England, while in France, Henry V’s hard-won legacy begins to crumble as Joan of Arc enters to rally t...

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