Throw the name Elizabeth Bathory into your favourite search engine and you will quickly find superlatives like “history’s most prolific female serial killer” and leading questions like “Was Dracula Woman?” She is a figure with a reputation so terrifying that her name has been endorsed by Black Metal bands as a suitably evil band name. In 1611 the Hungarian C ... Show More
Apr 14
Bonus Episode - Minor Miners, Activist Entertainers, and Spanish Painters
In this bonus episode Sebastian takes question from the listeners about the recent episodes on Henry Box Brown and Snow White. First, we hear some comments from a listener in Iceland who wanted to weigh in on the North American Vikings. Then Sebastian unpacks some tricky question ... Show More
35m 2s
Mar 24
Episode #247 - Was Box Brown Magically Emancipated?
One of the most celebrated stories from the Underground Railroad is that of Henry Box Brown, the man who mailed himself to freedom. In 1849 Henry Brown successfully had himself shipped out of slavery in a packing crate from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Brown ... Show More
1h 29m
Feb 2018
“The Blood Countess” - Elizabeth Bathory
In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, young peasant girls who went to the Castle Cachtice were being led to death at the hands of the Blood Countess. Although much of her life is shrouded in mystery, it’s no secret that Elizabeth Bathory was a sadist responsible for dozens, ... Show More
36m 33s
Dec 2021
Pourquoi la comtesse Élisabeth Báthory égorgea-t-elle 50 fillettes ?
<p>Une noble hongroise de haut parage, Elisabeth Bathory, appelée la "comtesse sanglante", fut accusée d'avoir assassiné des dizaines de fillettes et de s'être baignée dans leur sang. Les témoignages recueillis font état d'atrocités qui font froid dans le dos.</p><br><p>Une femme ... Show More
2m 12s
Oct 2023
EP34: Dracula Was A Woman
Elizabeth Bathory, aka "The Blood Countess," is an enigmatic historical character from the 16th century cloaked in dark legend and infamy, whose life story is both intriguing and deeply disturbing. Bathory allegedly engaged in a series of truly heinous acts, including the torture ... Show More
1h 14m
Sep 2022
Royal & Noble Serial Killers – Male
Through most of history, royals and nobles held a place high above the peasant class. Their word was law and they could often get away with murder, literally. So much unchecked power sometimes went to a rulers head, morphing their darker urges into unspeakable acts of violence an ... Show More
28m 52s