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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...
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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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Noble Blood
Noble Blood
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15 OCT 2024 · On October 31, 1501, the notorious Italian family. the Borgias, threw a party in the Papal Palace. The salacious details of that event, known as the "Banquet of Chestnuts" has captivated gossips for centuries. CW: sex Support Noble Blood: — https://www.patreon.com/noblebloodtales — https://store.dftba.com/collections/noble-blood — Order Dana's book, 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250840578/anatomyalovestory' and its sequel 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250861016/immortalityalovestory'See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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8 OCT 2024 · After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, it became a dangerous thing to be a Bonaparte in Europe. And so Joseph, Napoleon's older brother, sailed to America, where he lived for more than two decades, building a luxurious estate in New Jersey filled with art and historical artifacts.
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1 OCT 2024 · Richard II, grandson of the great King Edward III, inherited the throne when he was 10 years old, and was told he was a Messiah. The power went to his head. Dana is joined by historian Helen Castor, author of the upcoming https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Eagle-and-the-Hart/Helen-Castor/9781982139209, a dual biography of Richard II and his cousin, Henry IV, who would depose him. Support Noble Blood: — https://www.patreon.com/noblebloodtales — https://store.dftba.com/collections/noble-blood — Order Dana's book, 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250840578/anatomyalovestory' and its sequel 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250861016/immortalityalovestory'See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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24 SEP 2024 · When Queen Elizabth I's favorite, Robert Dudley, got married without her permission, nothing would protect the new couple from the Queen's wrath. But Lettice met the prospect of her exile from court with her head held high. Support Noble Blood: — https://www.patreon.com/noblebloodtales — https://store.dftba.com/collections/noble-blood — Order Dana's book, 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250840578/anatomyalovestory' and its sequel 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250861016/immortalityalovestory'See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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17 SEP 2024 · When Roxelana was a teenager, she was captured from her homeland and brought to Istambul to be sold as a slave. With a famusly dazzling personality, she rose in the ranks to become the Sultan's favorite concumbine and, eventually, his wife, a
breach of tradition that left an entire empire reeling.
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10 SEP 2024 · Was Henry V the greatest king in English history? Or was he a violent and vindictive monarch overrated by history? Historian Dan Jones joins us to talk about Henry V, the subject of his new biography, available in the United States October 1.
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3 SEP 2024 · It should have been a fairytale romance: after a whirlwind courtship, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary married the Shah of Iran and the two fell deeply in love. But their happiness would be challenged at every turn by the roadblocks that come from royal obligation. Support Noble Blood: — https://www.patreon.com/noblebloodtales — https://store.dftba.com/collections/noble-blood — Order Dana's book, 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250840578/anatomyalovestory' and its sequel 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250861016/immortalityalovestory'See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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27 AUG 2024 · In 1980, a story captivated the Spanish media — the Marquis and Marchioness of Urquijo were found dead in the summer home, with no clear suspect in sight. Eventually, attention would turn to their playboy son-in-law, but the mysterious details of the case offer more questions than answers.
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20 AUG 2024 · CW: Cannibalism, child death Dante's Inferno presents a stark view of the ninth circle of Hell, the circle reserved for traitors, in which sinners are stuck in agony in a frozen lake. One such sinner is the Ugolino della Gheradesca, a Pisan nobleman who, as Dante imagines, is forced forever to chew through the skull of the man in front of him, an eternal reminder of the crimes he committed in life. Support Noble Blood: — https://www.patreon.com/noblebloodtales — https://store.dftba.com/collections/noble-blood — Order Dana's book, 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250840578/anatomyalovestory' and its sequel 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250861016/immortalityalovestory'See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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13 AUG 2024 · If you're familiar with the musical 'Hamilton,' yoiu probably know about "America's favorite fighting Frenchman:" the Marquis de Lafayette. A teenage nobleman enraptured by the ideals of the American Revolution, he would put his life on the line to fight alongside George Washington, only to face another revolution when he returned back to France.
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— Order Dana's book, 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250840578/anatomyalovestory' and its sequel 'https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250861016/immortalityalovestory'See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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...
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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.
show less
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