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Oct 2023
27m 48s

Season 3 | 8. The Battle of Bouvines

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John assembles a mighty Plantagenet alliance to return to France and reclaim what Philip Augustus stole from him. After a decade of preparations, the fate of his dynasty rests on the outcome of one bloody battle.


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