The series finale, the final end of the Angevin Empire.

It didn't start with a defeat, but a victory. King John's half-brother, William Longspee, sailed down the River Zwyn and found a French invasion armada. The battle that followed led inexorably to another - one of the Middle Ages' greatest battles - the Battle of Bouvines.

King John fought to regain the The Angevin Empire that Philip Augustus had so ruthlessly won from him. Ultimately, he failed, and ironically his failure led to one of England's most famous political documents of all time - Magna Carta. Find out how now in this gripping final episode of The Angevins.

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The Lionheart was dead. His brother John was set to inherit the throne. Or was he? Because there was another with a claim - his nephew, Arthur of Brittany. The struggle between the two, and a brutal, sadistic murder, would see the beginning of the end of the Angevin Empire. Subscribe to us here on your favourite podcast channel, support me on Patreon, visit the website at www.bitesizebattles.com and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @bitesizebattles. Thanks for listening!

Richard the Lionheart faced the decision of his life - Jerusalem or his Kingdom? Saladin still held the former, his brother John threatened the latter.

Delaying any further risked becoming a King in name only, his Kingdom suborned and conquered. With gritted teeth, he left the Third Crusade only ultimately unfulfilled.

And worse - he was being hunted by most of the most powerful lords of Europe and there was no safe route home.

From the Holy Land to the Holy Roman Empire, and from victory over the French to his final end, this is the second part of Richard the Lionheart's story. His life and death would decide the fate of The Angevin Empire. Subscribe here on your favourite podcast channel, support me on Patreon, visit the website at www.bitesizebattles.com and follow us on Instagram and Facebook @bitesizebattles. Thanks for listening!