{"podcast":{"title":"THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR","slug":"this-is-history-a-dynasty-to-die-for-5654352","podcast_index_feed_id":5654352,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/thisishistory","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c19dc628-23bd-11ed-af67-6329d1fd88d8/image/8a8d39d7dd8d50153289b5f75c9414e6.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Sony Music","episode_count":180,"summary":"This is a story of three brothers, one crown, and not an ounce of loyalty between them. It’s the beginning of the end for England's most storied royal dynasty, the Plantagenets. Dan Jones brings you the story of the Yorkist King, Edward IV – tall, golden, ferocious – a young king who wins his throne on the battlefield and then destabilises it in the bedroom. His secret marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, a Lancastrian widow of minor nobility, detonates the political order. The old guard revolts. The Earl of Warwick aka the Kingmaker, emerges as a lethal enemy. What follows is a sequence of betrayals so baroque they border on the operatic. Alliances invert overnight as Warwick makes daring political moves. Kings drown in malmsey wine, princes mysteriously disappear from Towers and Richard III, becomes England’s last ever Plantagenet king. Through this carnage emerges a family that will define English history: The Tudors. In a freezing Welsh castle, a thirteen-year-old Margaret Beaufort delivers a son she will spend decades manoeuvring towards the throne. Henry Tudor's claim is thin. His exile is long. His invasion, when it finally comes, is a bet against every reasonable odds. A Sony…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T14:17:30.496825+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-history-a-dynasty-to-die-for-5654352"},"episode":{"title":"S9 E3 | Hot Stuff","slug":"s9-e3-hot-stuff","published_at":"2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-history-a-dynasty-to-die-for-5654352/s9-e3-hot-stuff","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-history-a-dynasty-to-die-for-5654352","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/143/pdrl.fm/5858fc/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5262317997.mp3?updated=1768577587","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/143/pdrl.fm/5858fc/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5262317997.mp3?updated=1768577587","summary":"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 de Valois, and a Welsh suitor called Owen Tudor. 1430s England is not a safe place for the Welsh, let alone someone who risks muddying the royal lineage. It has become vanishingly thin after the death of King Henry V, and the crowning of nine-year-old King Henry VI as King of France hasn’t allayed the court’s fears about a fragile crown. – Want to delve deeper? Become a This Is History Royal Favourite subscriber on Patreon, where you can listen to this week’s bonus episode with Dan and Producer Al. In this episode, they discuss the enduring legacy of Joan of Arc, and England’s anti-Welsh apartheid laws that came after the rebellions of Owain Glyn Dwr. Plus, you get ad free listening, exclusive behind the scenes videos, and lively chat rooms over at patreon.com/thisishistory And don’t forget, you can now WATCH every This Is History episode on YouTube. Subscribe at youtube.com/@thisishistorypod – 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 – Written and presented by Dan Jones Producer - Alan Weedon Senior Producer - Dominic Tyerman Executive Producer - Simon Poole Production Manager - Jen Mistri Production coordinator - Eric Ryan Mixing - Amber Devereux Head of content - Chris Skinner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"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 de Va…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2077,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-history-a-dynasty-to-die-for-5654352/episodes/s9-e3-hot-stuff/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-history-a-dynasty-to-die-for-5654352/s9-e3-hot-stuff.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}