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Hey, this is Dana Schwartz, the host of Noble Blood.

Just a little bit of housekeeping, tiny little announcement before we start.

I have a new podcast called Hoax.

It's a very casual podcast with my friend Lizzie Logan,

where every other week we do a deep dive into a famous historical

or not so historical hoax that fascinates one or the other of us. It's so much fun to do.

And if you like Noble Blood and you just want to hear me talk in a more casual way, listen to

hoax, H-O-A-X-exclamation point. We have a lot of fun making it. I also have a new book

coming out in May, 26. I co-wrote this book under a pseudonym. It's called The Arcane Arts.

I co-wrote it because we alternate points of view in the book. I write the female point of view.

My co-author, my friend Dan, writes the male point of view.

It's a dark academia, sexy thriller. If that's the sort of thing you think you might like,

look up The Arcane Arts by S.D. Coverly. Pre-orders really, really help. So if the book seems like

it's something that would interest you, please pre-order the book.

But as always, just thank you for listening to the show and letting me make Noble Blood.

Let's get into it.

Welcome to Noble Blood, a production of IHeart Radio and Grim and Mild from Aaron Manky.

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Bavaria in the middle of the 19th century was a country in peril. The king, Ludwig I had once been beloved, but now he was mired in a firestorm of controversy.

His subjects were furious with him.

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