A Duke Murdered in the Streets of Paris
When King Charles VI of France suffered from severe mental illness, a council ruled in his place. And on that council was his brother, Louis of Orleans, and his uncle, Philip of Burgundy. As they vied...
7 Mar 202343min
Lady Seymour Worsley's Worth
*Note: this episode contains sexual situations.* Lady Seymour Fleming's husband was suing her lover into destitution. She would rather destroy herself than let her husband win. Support Noble Blood: —...
28 Feb 202336min
The Dollar Princesses
For much of the history we're discussed on this podcast, marriages were the best way to advance one's social position. In the Gilded Age, a special subset of advantageous marriages emerged: in which w...
21 Feb 202324min
The She-Wolf, Her Husband, and Their Lovers
Isabella of France was a pre-teen when she came to England to marry King Edward II. Though the two had plenty in common, a series of betrayals would ultimately drive Isabella to crossing the sea with ...
14 Feb 202329min
The Trials of Joanna of Naples
Joanna of Naples is one of the most infamous figures of the 14th century, a woman who ruled in her own right who faced treachery and betrayal by her own family and nearly everyone around her but still...
7 Feb 202347min
The Crécy Campaign (with Dan Jones)
In the summer of 1346, English soldiers landed at Normandy and mounted a campaign that would become one of the most famous in the Hundred Years War. Historian Dan Jones joins the podcast again to talk...
31 Jan 202353min
The Portrait of Dido Belle
Dido Elizabeth Belle is one of the most unusual women in the Georgian era: a woman who inherited wealth, who was raised as a lady by her powerful aunt and uncle, who also happened to be the daughter o...
24 Jan 202338min
...The Gunpowder Treason and Plot
The plot was set: 36 barrels of gunpowder ready to blow beneath the House of Parliament on November 5, 1605. But the conspirators would be betrayed, and soon the authorities would be hot on their heel...
17 Jan 202327min
