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Dan Jones on Why History Is Our Greatest Teacher And Henry V’s Legacy

Dan Jones on Why History Is Our Greatest Teacher And Henry V’s Legacy

The Daily Stoic
Nov 6, 2024 1h 10m
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<p>We’ve all heard of Marcus Aurelius, Alexander the Great, Napoleon, but what about Henry V? British historian Dan Jones joins Ryan today to talk about why Henry V was one of the most unique Kings throughout history, how we can understand the current state of the world by looking at historical patterns, and unbelievable stories of discovering historical evidence.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Dan Jones is a British historian, TV presenter, journalist, and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Henry-Astonishing-Triumph-Englands-Greatest/dp/0593652738" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King. </em></a>&nbsp;Dan has also written the bestselling books <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Powers-Thrones-History-Middle-Ages/dp/198488087X" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Powers and Thrones</em></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Templars-Dan-Jones-audiobook/dp/B074F3ZF91/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=RfdAV&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.f76d456a-cb0d-44de-b7b0-670c26ce80ba&amp;pf_rd_p=f76d456a-cb0d-44de-b7b0-670c26ce80ba&amp;pf_rd_r=136-6341072-6791538&amp;pd_rd_wg=gPlxg&amp;pd_rd_r=e189d811-bc69-47a7-bc5c-76a88b95429a&amp;ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Templars</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Essex-Dogs-A-Novel/dp/B0BLDPLL6M/ref=sr_1_6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.d1xTR5LreEttpiLWiWM7k8i4xslWGKtDPdYbEPi-mOMmBcAVo1qFZt1xYslHPz24EQmudQMWR9SFam2bDwi9l4aEs2MCHHLs9RTe-ItkORM5Isxs9r6hyV7X2VYu0KZtjELSaIOGpItHi3UOKn3PUm3WlUb9FuwhiiOk-O61veoBHv2ia-g2JHJFD4zGeUGRyvA8Ag6w0z2uLFSAkAHlv8r9rJAGTJw5TVraW-yatDo.EdCZy-O_-Mw4dT0QIlPhMdy9sVM-oJvSS9VNFHG9j8k&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Dan+Jones&amp;qid=1728063635&amp;s=audible&amp;sr=1-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Essex Dogs,</em></a> and more. Check out Dan's Netflix Series which he wrote and starred in - <strong> </strong><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80095866" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Secrets of Great British Castles</em></a>! </p><br><p>You can follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/d_a_n_jones/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dan on Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/d_a_n_jones/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@d_a_n_jones</a>, check out his newsletter <a href="http://danjones.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">danjones.substack.com</a>, and listen to his podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-is-history-a-dynasty-to-die-for/id1641568639" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This is History: A Dynasty to Die For</a>. </p><br><p>🎟 Ryan Holiday is going on tour! Grab tickets for London, Rotterdam, Dublin, Vancouver, and Toronto at <a href="http://ryanholiday.net/tour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ryanholiday.net/tour</a></p><br><p>✉️ Want Stoic wisdom delivered to your inbox daily? Sign up for the FREE Daily Stoic email at <a href="https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><br><p>🏛 Get Stoic inspired books, medallions, and prints to remember these lessons at the Daily Stoic Store: <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://store.dailystoic.com/</a></p><br><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;Instagram</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube</a>,<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TikTok</a>, and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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