The Romantics of Villa Diodati

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Society & Culture, History

4.7 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

A volcanic eruption turning 1816 into the "year without a summer." A group of Romantic poets stuck inside would change literary history forever.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Noble Blood, a production of I Heart Radio and Grim and Myelt from Aaron
0:05.4	Manky.
0:06.4	Listener discretion is advised.
0:11.8	Hi, this is Dana Schwartz.
0:13.5	Just a quick message.
0:14.6	If you want to support Noble Blood, we have a Patreon.
0:17.7	It's at patreon.com.
0:19.8	Slash Noble Blood Tales, where I post episode scripts and bonus content like I'm currently
0:26.0	watching through the CW series Reign.
0:29.2	We also have Noble Blood merch at dftba.com.
0:33.9	And I have a book that's out that is all linked in the episode description.
0:39.0	But of course, the best possible support is just listening to the podcast and you don't
0:43.8	need to do any of that.
0:57.3	In April 1815, the world bore witness to one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in
1:04.3	human history.
1:06.1	When Mount Tambora centered on the Indonesian island Tsumbawa erupted, it sent debris, gas
1:13.1	and lava to decimate the surrounding area, cloaking the island's inhabitants in a two-day
1:20.2	long darkness.
1:22.2	Tsunamis were triggered across the javas-y and oceans of ash tore through forest and
1:28.7	grassland.
1:30.3	An estimated 10,000 people were killed instantly.
1:35.4	Tambora's impact was felt far and wide.
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