063: Royal Pains Tour - Vlad the Impaler and Elizabeth Bathory

Get ready for this bloody tour, Tourists, because we take you back in time to visit a couple of the most gruesome royals in history, Vlad the Impaler, and Elizabeth Bathory.

Vlad III The Impaler

Artwork by warlordfgj “Vlad the Impaler:

Poenari Castle

Elizabeth Bathory

Gyrogy Thurzo

Čachtice Castle

References

• Warfare History Network - The Origins of Dracula: Vlad the Impaler

• The Collector - Vlad the Impaler: Between Fact and Fiction

• History Hit - The Real Dracula: 10 Facts About Vlad the Impaler

• History of Yesterday - Vlad III “the Impaler” was The Real Count Dracula

• National Geographic - Vlad the Impaler's thirst for blood was an inspiration for Count Dracula

• History.com - Was Dracula a real person?

• Britannica - Vlad the Impaler

• New World Encyclopedia - Vlad III The Impaler

• Ranker - 16 Grisly Facts About Vlad The Impaler And His Brutal War Tactics

• One Excellence Tours - Poenari Castle: The Castle of Vlad the Impaler

• Europe Up Close - Poenari Castle Romania – Discover And See The “REAL” Dracula Castle

• YouTube: John Delong - Ghost Hunters International S1 E14 Dracula's Castle

• Discovery + - Ghost Adventures: Halloween Special Transylvania

• Uncover Romania - Targoviste Fortress: The Past Glory of a Princely Court

• Britannica - Elizabeth Bathory

• Biography - Elizabeth Bathory

• History.com - Hungarian countesses’ torturous escapades are exposed

• Howstuffworks - Was Countess Elizabeth Bathory the World's Most Prolific Serial Killer?

• Syfy - Countess Elizabeth Báthory and the dark truth behind her killer legend

• All That's Interesting - Meet Elizabeth Bathory, The ‘Blood Countess’ Who May Have Been History’s Most Prolific Female Serial Killer

• Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters - Peter Vronsky

• History Collection - The Real Countess Dracula: 12 Facts about the Life and Crimes of Elizabeth Bathory

• Biographics - Elizabeth Bathory Biography - The 'Blood Countess'

• Local Life - The Blood Countess

• YouTube: VampyrianTempleUVUP - The Lies about Elizabeth Bathory Revealed

• No Blood in the Water: The Legal and Gender Conspiracies Against Countess Elizabeth Bathory in Historical ContextAgainst Countess Elizabeth Bathory in Historical Context - Rachael Leigh Bledsaw

• Amazon: Ghost Hunters International - S1E13 - Tortured Souls

• YouTube: AmysCrypt - Elizabeth Bathory Castle | PARANORMAL INVESTIGATION | Cachtice Castle, Slovakia