What happens when you make a nine-year-old boy king of England? It turns out, it’s a recipe for unscrupulous advisers and a king unlike any the nation has ever known.

Henry III is the opposite of his cruel father: he is compassionate and pious, but he’s also indecisive and easily manipulated. When trouble brews in Plantagenet lands in France, Henry’s brother, the wily and calculating Richard, is sent to assert the Plantagenet authority. It’s a decision that Henry and his advisors will come to sorely regret. .

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Written and presented by Dan Jones

Producer and Story Editor - Georgia Mills

Executive Producer - Louisa Field

Production Manager - Jen Mistri

Composer - Matt Acheson

Sound Design and Mixing - Chris O'Shaughnessy

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