Noble Blood

Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants and the tragic, the murderers and the murdered, and everyone in between. Because when you’re wearing a crown, mistakes often mean blood.

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The First Malatesta Murder

The First Malatesta Murder

In Dante's Inferno, Dante meets two lovers, Paolo and Francesca. Francesca was married to Paolo's brother, but the two had a secret affair, until they were discovered and things took a deadly turn. Bu...

16 Syys 202524min

Renaissance Man (with Peter Weller)

Renaissance Man (with Peter Weller)

Frederick II was celebrated as a "renaissance man" who championed education and the arts. But his conflicts with the Pope would lead to multiple excommunications. Actor and historian Peter Weller (Rob...

9 Syys 202530min

An Earl, a Priest, and Martha Ray

An Earl, a Priest, and Martha Ray

When Martha Ray was 18, she met the Earl of Sandwich. The married Earl took Martha as his mistress, and they spent years living together as husband and wife. But their arrangement wasn't without frict...

2 Syys 202528min

The Drillmaster of Valley Forge

The Drillmaster of Valley Forge

When Baron von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge, he was met with a dismal sight. The soldiers were starving, undisciplined, and freezing. The Baron had a daunting task ahead of him: give them a fightin...

26 Elo 202538min

Who's Afraid of the Duchess of Newcastle (Part Two)

Who's Afraid of the Duchess of Newcastle (Part Two)

Virginia Woolf compared her to a giant cucumber plant. Had she read that, Margaret Cavendish might have thought it a compliment. Support Noble Blood:— Bonus episodes, stickers, and scripts on Patreon—...

19 Elo 202541min

Who's Afraid of the Duchess of Newcastle (Part One)

Who's Afraid of the Duchess of Newcastle (Part One)

In 'A Room of One's Own,' Virginia Woolf writes of Margaret Cavendish's reputation: "Evidentally the crazy Duchess became a bogey to frighten clever girls with." Dismisses as mad in her own time, and ...

12 Elo 202539min

The Real King Arthur

The Real King Arthur

King Arthur is arguably the most famous monarch in British history, the subject of countless films and books of both non-fiction and fantasy. But there's one tiny, but important question worth asking:...

5 Elo 202527min

A Smoking Gun in the Spanish Royal Family

A Smoking Gun in the Spanish Royal Family

King Juan Carlos I had an astonishingly eventful life and ruled as King of Spain for nearly four decades. But a tragic event when he was a teenager maybe have been the defining incident of his life. ...

29 Heinä 202522min

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