Noble Blood

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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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Episodes
  • The 'Unruly' British Monarchy (with David Mitchell)

    The 'Unruly' British Monarchy (with David Mitchell)
    Nov 19 2024

    Comedian, writer, and actor David Mitchell joins the podcast to discuss his newest book, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens. The book is an overview of the monarchs from King Arthur to Elizabeth I, but it's also a cultural analysis of how the stories we tell ourselves about kings inform who we are. The book is available now in paperback.

    Support Noble Blood:

    — Bonus episodes, stickers, and scripts on Patreon

    — Noble Blood merch

    — Order Dana's book, 'Anatomy: A Love Story' and its sequel 'Immortality: A Love Story'

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    35 mins
  • The 500-Year Medici Mystery

    The 500-Year Medici Mystery
    Nov 12 2024

    Lorenzino de Medici killed his cousin, the Duke of Florence, 11 years ago. Still, he's constantly looking over his shoulder, worried that justice might come at any moment. Turns out, he was right: Lorenzino was finally assassinated. But the culprit behind the revenge-killing would only be revealed almost 500 years later.

    Support Noble Blood:

    — Bonus episodes, stickers, and scripts on Patreon

    — Noble Blood merch

    — Order Dana's book, 'Anatomy: A Love Story' and its sequel 'Immortality: A Love Story'

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    34 mins
  • The Case of the Missing Novelist

    The Case of the Missing Novelist
    Nov 8 2024

    Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. But her biggest mystery unfolded outside the pages of her books. Today Dana examines the 11 days in 1926 when the beloved author went missing, and the rollicking media circus inspired by her disappearance.

    On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Stranger-than-fiction tales about normal people in extraordinary situations. Stories that make you say, “this should be a movie!” Follow us down a different rabbit hole every Wednesday.

    VERY SPECIAL CREDITS
    Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English
    Written by Joe Pompeo
    Produced by Josh Fisher
    Story Editor is Marisa Brown
    Editing and Sound Design by Jonathan Washington and Josh Fisher
    Mixing and Mastering by Baheed Frazier
    Voice Actors are Brittany Joyner and Steve Bradford
    Original Music by Elise McCoy
    Research and Fact Checking by Joe Pompeo and Austin Thompson
    Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla
    Executive Producer is Jason English

    Thanks for listening! If you're enjoying Very Special Episodes, please leave us a rating and review on your favorite podcast platform. You can reach us at veryspecialepisodes@gmail.com.

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    39 mins

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Thank you!

Love this deeper dive into historical figures. The story telling is riveting, insightful, smart with a somehow peaceful quality. Thank you all SO very much!

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I love the format, the the content, and the delivery. This is my absolute favorite historical podcast.

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Love this podcast

Fantastic Stories sometimes about famous historical figures and sometimes about more obscure nobility but always a fantastic story and presentation.

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Great story teller

I absolutely do not care about royalty, but this podcast draws me in. The host is such a good story teller.

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Wonderful new(to me, at least)details LucyWalters

For decades, I
have looked for facts regarding the infamous black box. Charles and Lucy's love story has always been of interest to me and I enjoyed this podcast tremendously. Thank you for your research and attention to detail.

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If you love royal history stories that you may not be 100% aware of, this podcast is right up your alley.

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Love!!! Must listen for royals history buffs!

Dana's voice is easy to listen to and the subject matter is always interesting!

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An enjoyable podcast, despite it’s grim theme.

This podcast has insights and stories about famous historical figures. Some of them are well known and some are less known, but all of them are interesting!

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Noble Blood SUPERFAN!!!

I have to admit that when I started listening to this podcast about a year ago, it was an accident. I simply searched up a good history podcast to listen to every night on my Alexa device. And ever since then, I have been hooked on it. I absolutely adore Dana’s perspective and breakdown of significant moments in history. Her voice is also easy to follow and listen too. I love how she calls out past ways of thinking. I know so much more about extraordinary stories throughout the centuries. Dana and the rest of the Noble Blood team thank you for this gem!

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this was a good two parter

I Ioved learning about this man and I do want to see that picture of him and the Chevalière d'Éon.

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