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Sep 2024
26m 47s

Season 5 | 9. The Dictators

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Revenge has not satisfied Edward II, and he and the Despensers begin a reign of terror across England, executing former friends and plundering the nation’s resources. There’s only one person left who might be able to stop Edward before he brings his entire dynasty to ruin: Queen Isabella.


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