Ep. 73 - The Blood Countess

Would you take a bath in the blood of a child if it guaranteed you eternal life? No?

Well, the Renaissance’s Blood Countess did such acts simply for pleasure. Plenty of tubs could’ve been filled from her rumored 650 victims over 35 years!

Let’s Mourn…

Sources:

2. torture and truth-telling. Hidden Florence. (2019, May 9). https://hiddenflorence.org/stories/ercole-crime-and-punishment/ercole2_torture/#:~:text=Torture%20in%20Renaissance%20Italy%20was,were%20cagey%20with%20their%20information.

A&E Television Networks. (n.d.). Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. History.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/saint-bartholomews-day-massacre

Elizabeth Bathory: Biography, Hungarian Countess, serial killer. (n.d.). https://www.biography.com/crime/elizabeth-bathory

Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. (2024, January 18). Massacre of St. Bartholomew’s Day. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Massacre-of-Saint-Bartholomews-Day

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