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Nov 2023
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Season 3 | 10. Magna Carta

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The Army of God secures a shocking victory in London. King John is totally blindsided and forced to negotiate. At Runnymede, in 1215, he gathers his barons and together they produce one of the most famous documents in Western History. But will Magna Carta be enough to stop this civil war in its tracks?  


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