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Scandals, greed, revenge and sex: historian Dan Jones tells the story of the Plantagenets, one of the most powerful and dysfunctional families in European history.

Season 7 sees boy-king Richard II take the throne and put the dynasty in jeopardy like never before. The people will rise in a bloody revolt as Richard, once hailed as a messiah, turns magnificent and murderous tyrant. 

Richard will soon find himself pitted against his chivalrous cousin, Henry Bolingbroke, in an extraordinary tale of boyhood companions turned deadly rivals. The pair are history’s ultimate frenemies whose lives become locked in an existential struggle for supremacy – with fatal consequences for anyone who gets caught in between them.

You can now become a Royal Favourite on our Patreon! Weigh in on topics we should cover, access exclusive AMA with Dan, take part in competitions and nerd out with fellow history buffs in our official chat room. Find out more at patreon.com/thisishistory 

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This is History: A Dynasty to Die For

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 war unlike anything seen before.

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Season 6 | 3. The Hundred Years’ War

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 England. The king comes up with a daring, all-or-nothing plan to even the odds.

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Season 6 | 4. First Blood

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

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Season 6 | 5. The Battle of Crecy

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 king? Plus, what are the best Plantagenet sights to see today?

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

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 entire campaign falls to pieces?

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Season 6 | 6. The Siege of Calais

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.

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Season 6 | 7. Apocalypse Now

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 exists in England today.

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Season 6 | 8. The Order of the Garter

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’t long before the entire English army is completely drunk.

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Season 6 | 9. The Drunken Sailor

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 fully fledged battle. When the French King finally reveals his hand, that battle suddenly seems like a very bad idea.

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Season 6 | 10. The Black Prince

This episode contains graphic content.

The streets of London are rammed with revellers after Edward III's biggest coup in the war yet. Meanwhile, in France a bloody revolution has seized the country. Could this be the perfect moment to take the French throne?

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Season 6 | 11. Eat the Rich

This episode contains frequent references to sex.

Dan Jones is joined by Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, author of Lower than the Angels, for a look at the long and complicated relationship between the Church and our love lives. Who was Pope Gregory VII and why did he want to stop clergy from having sex? How have views on same-sex love changed over time? And why were bishops in charge of London’s first brothels?

Image Credit - Barry Jones

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

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