THE BLOOD COUNTESS Elizabeth Báthory

What'sHerName

Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.8 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Countess Elizabeth Báthory was a monster - a sadistic, murderous, vampire-witch who, in her castle in Hungary in the early 1600s, tortured and murdered over 600 young girls, then bathed in the blood of her victims. Or did she? Was she truly the supreme supernatural evil of 500 years of legend? Or was she an innocent victim of witch-hunt hysteria and political scheming? Or was she something else entirely? Dig into the mysteries of this gruesome, complicated tale with our guest, legal historian Kimberly Craft, in our 2023 Halloween Special. Music featured in this episode was provided by Kevin Macleod, Doug Maxwell, Esther Abrami, Aaron Kenny, Brian Bolger, Jimena Contreras, Quincas Moreira, Twin Musicom, Myuu and John Patitucci. Want to help us “make history”? Become a Patron or Donate here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.9	Donate. Happy Halloween, Katie!
0:40.0	Happy Halloween!
0:42.8	We have a special scary treat today.
0:47.3	We are going to be talking about the Countess Elizabeth Bathory.
0:51.7	Oh dear.
0:52.7	Who was possibly the most evil woman ever to live.
0:58.5	Mm-hmm.
0:59.3	She famously, in the 17th century, tortured and killed over 600 young girls.
1:05.7	Mm-hmm.
1:06.9	Bathing in their blood weakly in an attempt to keep her youthful appearance.
1:12.9	Yes, very fairy tale villain.
1:16.4	Yeah, she was also probably a vampire.
1:18.6	Okay.
1:19.4	And definitely a witch.
1:20.8	Okay.
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