Podcast Episodes

Revolutionaries on Cato Street

Episode 257

In 1820, a group of desperate radicals came up with a violent plan for complete social and political reform in England: murdering the entire cabinet at a nearby dinner party. But their scheme—known a…

Published on 5 hours ago

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

Episode 256

On her deathbed, the unmarried "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth I declared that her successor would be King James VI of Scotland. Or at least, that's the story that we've been told. In her new book THE STOLE…

Published on 1 week ago

Very Special Episodes: A High School Brawl in the Panama Canal Zone

In the 1960s, there were 36,000 Americans living in the Canal Zone. They had Friday night high school football games, sock hops, and Hollywood movies at the local theater. It looked like a mid-centur…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Lady of the Mercians

Episode 255

Æthelflæd's father was Alfred the Great, King of the Anglo-Saxons, and he married her to the leader of Mercia to seal an alliance. But Æthelflæd's husband would become sickly, and she would become a …

Published on 2 weeks ago

Æthelstan and a United England (with David Woodman)

Episode 254

Why does William the Conqueror get all of the credit when Æthelstan was king of a united England in 927? David Woodman (Professor of History at Cambridge University) joins us to talk about his new bo…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Introducing: SNAFU with Ed Helms - Season Four!

Hi Noble Blood listeners! We're excited to share with you a sneak peek at iHeartPodcasts’ newest season of SNAFU with Ed Helms. 

SNAFU with Ed Helms: Your favorite history podcast is back with even m…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Sentencing His Son to Death

Episode 253

When Peter the Great's son and heir was on trial for treason, the emperor instructed the jury to treat him as they would any other man. If he were to be convicted, the sentence would be death.

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Published on 4 weeks ago

The Princess Onstage at the Moulin Rouge

Episode 252

Clara Ward was a "dollar princess" from Michigan who married a Belgian prince. But her adventurous spirit soon had her eloping with a Hungarian musician and she lives a life that scandalized and capt…

Published on 1 month ago

More Malatesta Murders

Episode 251

The bloody murder of an adultrous brother and wife was just the beginning for the Malatesta family, whose family tree would be dotted with murders and betrayals for decades.

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Very Special Episodes: When Big Bird Went to China

During one of the most delicate periods for international relations, the United States sent Bob Hope to China with the ultimate wingman. Together, the two icons would play an unexpected role in bridg…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago