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A King Legitimate and Illegitimate
Episode 65
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.
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4 years, 3 months ago
Trial By Combat
Episode 64
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 Gr…
4 years, 4 months ago
Murder, Madness, and Eric XIV
Episode 63
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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4 years, 4 months ago
The Tiger of Mysore
Episode 62
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 T…
4 years, 5 months ago
Darya Saltykova, Serial Killer
Episode 61
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. …
4 years, 5 months ago
The Blood Countess Elizabeth Báthory
Episode 60
Elizabeth Báthory is famous for being one of history's most prolific serial killers, a Hungarian Countess who tortured and slaughtered hundreds of yo…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Mistress, the Murderer
Episode 59
King Edward VIII is notorious for abdicating the British throne to marry a twice-divorced American woman. But Wallis Simpson was far from his most no…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Runaway Duchess
Episode 58
Hortense Mancini is perhaps most famous for being a royal mistress, but her life was a series of adventures and scandals. Hortense was willing to do …
4 years, 6 months ago
The Schemes of Countess Frances Carr
Episode 57
Frances Howard wanted to divorce her first husband and marry someone else. Someone was standing in the way. [Support Noble Blood on Patreon here: htt…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Beheading of the Cousin Queen
Episode 56
The rivalry between Mary, Queen of Scots, and Queen Elizabeth I is stuff of legends: neighboring queens, cousins, opposites, and deadly opponents. [S…
4 years, 7 months ago