Presenting...This is History: A Dynasty to Die For

About this episode

This episode explores the Plantagenet Dynasty and the events leading to the rise of the Tudor Dynasty.

This episode comes to you from the new series of This is History, the podcast which tells the story of the Plantagenet Dynasty. Historian Dan Jones takes you through 300 years of calamities, wars and rebellions that marked the end of the Middle Ages and the rise of the Tudor Dynasty. This is the first episode of the tenth series, where you'll meet 13-year-old Margaret Beaufort and her newborn, Henry Tudor.  Listen to This is History wherever you get your podcasts. If you are a member of our Cautionary Club, you can listen ad-free with a month's free membership to their Patreon. Look out for the gift link on our Patreon .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Tim Harford

Guest: Dan Jones

Topics covered

• Plantagenet Dynasty
• Middle Ages
• Tudor Dynasty
• historical calamities
• wars
• rebellions

Keywords

• Plantagenet
• Tudor
• history
• Dan Jones
• Margaret Beaufort
• Henry Tudor
• calamities
• wars
• rebellions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: This is History, Cautionary Club, Patreon, omnystudio.com

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