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The Aftermath: Elizabeth Báthory

The Alarmist

The Alarmist

Comedy, History, Society & Culture

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On this week's Aftermath, Rebecca talks with  Tony Thorne is a British author, linguist and lexicographer specialising in slang, jargon and cultural history. In the late '90s, he was one of the first to pore through Erzsébet Báthory's trial records, written in medieval Hungarian, trying to piece the story together. He wrote the book Countess Dracula: Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess.

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Each week, we decide who's to blame for historical tragedy.

0:30.4

And each week, you tell us if we got it right.

0:34.6

My name is Rebecca Delgado-Smith, and this is The Aftermath.

0:41.2

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning into this episode of The Aftermath.

0:44.1

Today we're speaking with guest expert Tony Thorn.

0:48.1

Tony is a British author, linguist, and lexicographer,

0:52.5

specializing in slang, jargon, and cultural history.

0:56.3

In the late 90s, he was one of the first to pour

0:58.9

through Elizabeth Botry's trial records written in medieval Hungarian.

1:04.4

He wrote the book Countess Dracula, Life and Times of Elizabeth Bathrey,

1:09.6

The Blood Countess.

1:11.1

Let's hear what he has to say about this late medieval female serial killer.

1:17.2

Hi Tony, thank you so much for joining us today.

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