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
Sep 30
Bonus Episode - Marble Thieves, Museums, and Dictators
In this bonus episode Sebastian answers questions from listeners about the recent series on the Parthenon Marbles. The host tangles with the ethics of repatriation requests from notorious dictators, the role of the Parthenon Marbles in inspiring the Greek Independence movement, a ... Show More
31m 39s
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
38m 33s
Dec 2021
Pourquoi la comtesse Élisabeth Báthory égorgea-t-elle 50 fillettes ?
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.
Une femme de haute lig ... 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
29m 52s