S1 E10: Dark Biography: The Real Dracula Vlad The Impaler

Hi everyone and welcome back to the dark history podcast hope everyone is well I’m Rob your host as always. Today we’re going to talk about the life of a man that to some is the very embodiment of evil, the very incarnation of the devil himself. but to l many Romanians he’s viewed as a national hero. He was one of the most respected rulers of Wallachia, a true defender of Christianity, a great warrior, and a brilliant politician who stood up agains the tyranny and cruelty of Ottoman Empire. In his time, he was know as Vlad the impaler thanks to his favourite form of execution. Today we remember him as the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. So For today episode we will look at the bloody life of Vlad Tepes, So with out further a do sit back and relax for more dark history. Sources Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and His Times by Radu R Florescu and Raymond T McNally Vlad the Impaler: In Search of the Real Dracula, by M.J. TrowVlad the Impaler: A Life From Beginning to End (Medieval History)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impalerhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Vlad-the-ImpalerLinksEmail: [email protected]: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLSvwJJV/YouTube :https://youtube.com/c/DarkHistory2021Instagram: @dark_history21