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 ...

Because his preferred method of punishment for his enemies was impalement, he soon became known as Vlad the Impaler. Though Vlad obviously upset the sultan, who eventually sent a massive army ...

New research shows that Vlad the Impaler may have cried tears ... He was especially well known for a favored method of execution: impaling. It’s estimated that he was responsible for something ...

Also known as Vlad III, Vlad Dracula (son of the Dragon), and—most famously—Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes in ... a large percentage of them by impalement. Vlad III’s cruelty was real, but ...

Scientists have analyzed letters written by Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century ... to the deaths of more than 80,000 people, many by impaling. He's widely thought to be the source of bloody ...

He told The Sun: "Vlad the Impaler-Dracula reigned three times ... barbarity and ruthlessness. His favourite method of murder was impalement — in which victims were lowered on to sharpened ...

An analysis of three letters written by Vlad the Impaler conclude that he may have ... 80,000 people died at the warlord's orders by being impaled by a sharp object. The count is perhaps best ...

The newly appointed monarch is a descendant of Vlad the Impaler ... famous for his namesake torture method. Vlad was known to kill his enemies by impaling them on wooden stakes, initiating ...

Count Vlad Drăculea, also known as Vlad the Impaler, and possible inspiration ... many of whom died due to impalement. In this new study, the researchers wondered what sorts of ailments, if ...

Some internet users took the opportunity to share the claim that the monarch supposedly was related to Vlad ... impaling anyone who stood against his authority — which is how he earned the ...