If you want to delve deeper into the history behind each episode, subscribe and receive bonus episodes — ad free — over on https://www.patreon.com/c/thisishistory/membership -- 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.
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THIS IS HISTORY — A DYNASTY TO DIE FOR Season 10, Episode 5: King Henry’s Second Coming It’s time for a restoration, or rather, re-adeption. In 1470, Warwick the Kingmaker seizes his moment and slings Henry VI back onto the English throne. It’s fair to say the Lancastrian king doesn’t quite get the significance of this moment. He’s described by one chronicler as being nothing more than ‘a stuffed wool sack lifted by its ears’. But Henry makes one pliable puppet for Warwick, who makes himself the king’s lieutenant — basically England’s decision maker in chief. Lining up behind Warwick are a cast of characters who are more than happy to see England wobble, not least the French King Louis XI. But beneath Henry VI’s return is a tremor that won’t settle. There’s an ex-king on the loose, and Edward IV is going to do everything he can to avenge his usurpation. – 00:00 Party In Southwark 01:39 The Party Poopers From Kent 02:04 Warwick Returns 02:55 Henry VI Mark II 04:16 Win A Copy of The Plantagenets 04:43 Nostalgia, 1470s-style 05:53 Edward Versus Henry 07:07 The Invasion 07:37 The French Pact 08:07 Jasper Tudor Lands 09:07 Re-Proclaiming Henry VI 10:09 Edward Turns To Yorkshire 11:06 Montagu Betrayal 12:07 Edward’s Escape 12:48 Elizabeth’s Sanctuary At Westminster 16:22 Henry’s Re-Adeption 16:58 Warwick Rules Again 17:41 Warwick Doesn’t Rule Well 20:10 Edward’s French Plotting 22:04 Burgundy Shifts Sides 23:12 Edward Sets Sail 24:37 The Race Against Margaret 25:54 An Echo of Henry IV 27:21 What’s On This Week’s Bonus Episode – As always, Dan’s royal favourites can chime in anytime on the royal court on Patreon at patreon.com/thisishistory. And don’t forget to listen to this season’s accompanying bonus episodes for this miniseries, where Dan and Producer Al discuss the weaknesses of Edward IV’s early rule, what Henry VI’s ‘re-adeption’ actually meant, and why Warwick was able to cobble together a coalition that toppled the newly-minted royal House of York. – 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 - Louisa Field Executive Producer - Dan Jones Production Manager - Jen Mistri Production Coordinator - Eric Ryan Head of Content - Chris Skinner