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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episode 67: The Queen's Goddaughter

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When Sarah Forbes Bonetta was seven years old, she was enslaved in the African kingdom of Dahomey and presented as a gift to a visiting British naval captain. The captain brought her to London in order to "rescue" her. The young girl would soon become the goddaughter to the most powerful woman in the world: Queen Victoria...


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episode 66: Boudica Victoria

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Boudica is one of the most famous folk-heroines of Great Britain, a woman who led thousands of troops in 61 A.D. against the Roman occupiers. Though her rebellion was ultimately uncessful, Boudica's final victory would be in becoming a symbol that endured through the centuries. Support Noble Blood: — Bonus episodes and scripts on Patreon — Merch! — Pre-order Dana's book, Anatomy: A Love Story — Sign up to join Dana on the Mary Shelley Pilgrimage in April


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 January 4, 2022  28m
 
 

episode 65: A King Legitimate and Illegitimate

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In a small town in the northeast of Spain, in a small pub, a man named Albert Solà works as a waiter. He might also be the rightful King of Spain. Support Noble Blood: — Bonus episodes and scripts on Patreon — Merch! — Pre-order Dana's book, Anatomy: A Love Story — Sign up to join Dana on the Mary Shelley Pilgrimage in April


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 December 21, 2021  28m
 
 

episode 64: Trial By Combat

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In 1386 France, Jean Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris faced each other in a fight to the death. The two were former friends turned bitter enemies. Le Gris was accused of a terrible crime, and the courts determined that only God could determine the guilty party. Support Noble Blood: — Bonus episodes and scripts on Patreon — Merch! — Pre-order Dana's book, Anatomy: A Love Story — Sign up to join Dana on the Mary Shelley Pilgrimage in April


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 December 7, 2021  33m
 
 

episode 63: Murder, Madness, and Eric XIV

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Throughout history, there have been stories of royals going mad. But very few kings have committed murder in their fits of insanity.


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 November 23, 2021  34m
 
 

episode 62: The Tiger of Mysore

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At the end of the 1700s, Tipu Sultan was the leader of the Kingdom of Mysore, facing off against the encroaching invasion of the British East India Trading Company. Today, Tipu's legacy is complicated and still confused with propaganda and mythology. Was he a crusading hero, or a religious bigot?


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 November 9, 2021  21m
 
 

episode 1: Introducing Episode 1 of Dana Schwartz's New Show: Haileywood


Hi Noble Blood fans - today we're very excited to introduce you to Haileywood, a new show that we think you'll love, hosted by our very own Dana Schwartz! Onscreen, Bruce Willis dodged bullets and explosions in Die Hard and countless action films, making him the biggest movie star of the ‘90s. Offscreen, he dodged the tabloid press and became so determined to live a private life he moved to one of the smallest towns in Idaho. But he didn’t just want to live in Hailey — he wanted to transform it...


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 November 3, 2021  51m
 
 

Introducing: Haileywood


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 October 27, 2021  2m
 
 

episode 61: Darya Saltykova, Serial Killer

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In the 18th century in Russia, a noblewoman named Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova was well known in her area for treating her serfs with unique cruelty. But the true situation was far worse than the rumors. Eventually, she would be convicted of beating 38 young women to death, but many think she might have killed over a hundred more.


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