Welcome to Noeple Blood, a production of I Heart Radio and Grim and Mild from Erin Manky.

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Hi, this is Dana Schwartz and this is the 75th episode of Noeple Blood.

To celebrate this monumental anniversary, I am so excited to be joined by the incredible

historian Dan Jones, the author of, I think a dozen books, his latest power and

throne, a new history of the Middle Ages is basically just the most readable, interesting

book about the entire thousand year period of the Middle Ages.

Like if you have ever had any questions or misunderstandings about what actually constitutes

the Middle Ages and what's important about it and what isn't, Dan's book is just phenomenal.

And his first novel, Essex Dogs, which is about a platoon of soldiers during the 100

years war, comes out later this year.

You should absolutely look it up.

I've read a chapter.

It's just phenomenal.

I'm basically Starstruck that he's here.

Dan, welcome.

Thank you so much for being here.

Oh, I'm Starstruck as well.

So conversation's going to be still to it.

For listeners who may be recognize your voice, you are also on the number of Netflix programs

to want to numerate which ones those are.

Well, there's a series called Secrets of Greg British Castles.

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