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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.


Noble Blood

The "fun fact" that Caligula tried to appoint his horse to the senate is a classic example of an emperor gone mad with power. The truth is, his appointment was likely a pointed political joke. But who was the horse at the center of it all?
 
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Noble Steed

In 1981, 11-year-old Matt DeMeritt got a call that would change his life. He wasn’t a child actor, or a performer of any kind. He was just a suburban kid enjoying his summer break. But Matt had something no other kid had — something Steven Spielberg needed to make his most ambitious movie yet. 
 
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Note: This episode contains discussions of suicide. Please take care while listening.
 
Hosted by Dana Schwartz, Zaron Burnett, and Jason English
Written by Jake Rossen
Produced by Josh Fisher
Story Editor is Marisa Brown
Editing and Sound Design by Mary Dooe, Jonathan Washington and Josh Fisher
Mixing and Mastering by Baheed Frazier
Voice Actors are Jess Krainchich and Juliet English
Original Music by Elise McCoy
Research and Fact Checking by Jake Rossen and Austin Thompson
Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla
Executive Producer is Jason English
 
Special thanks to Simon Brew. Check out the Film Stories podcast!
 
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E.T. and Me

Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of King Henry VIII.
 
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Divorced (From the Archive)

Anne Boleyn was the second wife of King Henry VIII.
 
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Beheaded (From the Archive)

Jane Seymour was the third wife of King Henry VIII.
 
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Died (From the Archive)

Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of King Henry VIII.
 
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Divorced II (From the Archive)

Katherine Howard was the fifth wife of King Henry VIII.
 
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Beheaded II (From the Archive)

Catherine Parr was the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII.
 
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Survived (From the Archive)

Henrietta Howard was saddled with an abusive embarrassment of a husband and no money. She took matters into her own hands, ingratiating herself with the court of the Princess and Princess of Wales.
 
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The Mistress Makes Her Escape

Most people know of the famous "Lawrence of Arabia" thanks to the iconic imagery of the Oscar-winning film. But far fewer people know of the real man behind the myth, who fought for Britain and for the Arab Revolt during World War I and became a folk hero in the process.
 
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The Myth and Making of Lawrence of Arabia

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. But the true situation was far worse than the rumors. Eventually, she would be convicted of beating 38 young women to death, but many think she might have killed over a hundred more.

 
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Darya Saltykova, Serial Killer

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