This week Jamie tells Leo the true story of Vlad Dracula aka Vlad III aka Vlad Tepes aka Vlad the Impaler who is, you guessed it, the real life inspiration for the infamous Dracula...... honestly I think Vlad is scarier! We cover one of the most brutal rulers in the ottoman empire wars and Romanian history. Recount dark history moments of medieval torture methods as well as some of Vlad's more noteworthy executions. Who was Vlad the Impaler? We'll sick to the facts vs the myths and paint a picture of the real history of the one and only Vlad III Dacula. Sit back and grab a body bag... I mean beverage and join us for another file of The Darkives.

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Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vlad-the-Impaler

https://www.livescience.com/40843-real-dracula-vlad-the-impaler.html

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the-origins-of-dracula-vlad-the-impaler/

https://www.executedtoday.com/2011/04/17/1457-the-wallachian-boyars/

https://www.executedtoday.com/2010/08/24/1460-amlas-vlad-dracula-impaled/

https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-vlad-the-impaler/

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Composed by: Geoff Harvey

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