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Mar 2024
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Season 4 | 5. The Magnificent Seven

Sony Music Entertainment
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Crusading fever is in the air again, and Henry III decides it’s his turn to give it a try. This is only the beginning of a series of calamitous royal decisions, including a hair-brained scheme to conquer Sicily. Soon, his barons, led by Simon de Montfort, have had enough. They decide to take matters into their own hands and march on Westminster. 


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Written and presented by Dan Jones


Producer and Story Editor - Georgia Mills

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