Vlad the Impaler did not use violence randomly. He used it deliberately. This episode explores why extreme punishment became his primary political tool and how it shaped his rule. Fear replaced trust, ...

Vlad the Impaler died, but his power did not. This episode explores how his reputation became stronger than his physical rule. Enemies spread stories meant to destroy him, but instead made him ...

When King Charles III of England unveiled his new portrait in May 2024, he set the internet aflame with controversy. The red portrait received passionate, but mixed, reactions. Some internet users ...

It’s common to see conservative writers compare today’s political and cultural situation to that of the late Roman Republic. It was a time of transition between a small, vigorous republic to a large, ...

The eponymous villain of Bram Stoker’s classic 1897 novel Dracula was partly inspired by a real historical person: Vlad III, a 15th-century prince of Wallachia (now southern Romania), known by the ...

Scientists have analyzed letters written by Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century. Traces of protein on the letters suggest he suffered from hemolacria, which causes blood to be present in tears. The ...

After a 500-year search, researchers believe they’ve found the long-lost tomb of Vlad III — the brutal Romanian nobleman more commonly known as the blood-sucking vampire Count Dracula, sources tell ...

Vlad III, the historical figure who inspired the literary vampire Count Dracula, did not drink blood, but he may have cried it… Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler, was a prince and military ...

A lawyer from a shadowy group named after Vlad the Impaler met with the deputy Russian military attache at a Bucharest restaurant to plot the overthrow of the Romanian state, according to prosecution ...

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