Noble Blood

Napoleon's Josephine (with Jennifer Wright)

The wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, Josephine went from a sugar plantation to prison to Empress. But her rise and her fall reveal a dark undercurrent in the trend toward women in post-Revolutionary France. Dana is joined in conversation by the writer Jennifer Wright. Support Noble Blood: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/noblebloodtales">— </a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/noblebloodtales">Bonus episodes, stickers, and scripts on Patreon</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.