Noble Blood podcast

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.

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.

 

#271

How Lola Montez Took Down a King

Though she was born in Ireland with no Spanish blood, the self-named "Lola Montez" captiva... more

10 hrs Ago

35 MINS

35:45

10 hrs Ago


#270

Very Special Episodes: Skylab Is Falling

NASA's Skylab was one of the greatest scientific achievements of the 1970s. But in 1979, t... more

13 Dec 2025

47 MINS

47:21

13 Dec 2025


#269

The Noblewoman Marooned on the Isle of Demons

While sailing from France to the New World, Marguerite de La Rocque and her lover were pun... more

09 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:18

09 Dec 2025


#268

BONUS: “Remain: A Supernatural Love Story” (with Kal Penn)

Listen to Dana Schwartz's conversation with Kal Penn on his podcast Earsay: An Audible and... more

06 Dec 2025

33 MINS

33:18

06 Dec 2025


#267

The Kennedy Marchioness

One of the most glamorous members of the Kennedy clan, Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy dazzled and... more

02 Dec 2025

28 MINS

28:45

02 Dec 2025


#266

Husbands of the Scottish Queen

Lord Darnley, the husband of Mary Queen of Scots, was murdered under mysterious circumstan... more

25 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:39

25 Nov 2025


#265

Sing Me a Song of a Lad That Is Gone

After the Battle of Culloden, the Bonnie Prince Charlie needed to escape to safety. His sa... more

18 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:01

18 Nov 2025


#264

The Example of an Honest Courtesan

As a courtesan, Veronica Franco would entertain Henry III of Valois in her Venetian home. ... more

11 Nov 2025

48 MINS

48:48

11 Nov 2025


#263

Revolutionaries on Cato Street

In 1820, a group of desperate radicals came up with a violent plan for complete social and... more

04 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:04

04 Nov 2025


#262

King James VI's Stolen Crown (with Tracy Borman)

On her deathbed, the unmarried "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth I declared that her successor woul... more

28 Oct 2025

36 MINS

36:23

28 Oct 2025


#261

Lady of the Mercians

Æthelflæd's father was Alfred the Great, King of the Anglo-Saxons, and he marr... more

21 Oct 2025

27 MINS

27:03

21 Oct 2025