Noble Blood

Through the Eyes of La Castiglione

More than a hundred years before the selfie became commonplace, a woman in France used photographs to immortalize her favorite subject: herself. But as she aged, she became a lighting rod for our cultural conversation about growing old and the power of beauty. Support Noble Blood:  — <a href="https://www.patreon.com/noblebloodtales">Bonus episodes, stickers, and scripts on</a> <a href="https://store.dftba.com/collections/noble-blood">Patreon</a><a href="https://store.dftba.com/collections/noble-blood"></a> — <a href="https://store.dftba.com/collections/noble-blood">Merch!</a> — Order Dana's book, <a href="https://read.macmillan.com/lp/anatomy-a-love-story/">'Anatomy: A Love Story'</a> and its sequel <a href="https://read.macmillan.com/lp/immortality-a-love-story/">'Immortality: A Love Story'</a>  See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> 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 wearing a crown, mistakes often mean blood.