Pourquoi la comtesse Élisabeth Báthory égorge...

En juin 1917, l’armée française traverse l’une des périodes les plus sombres de la Première Guerre mondiale. Après l’échec sanglant de l’offensive du Chemin des Dames, le moral des troupes s’effondre. Les mutineries éclatent. Des milliers de soldats refusent de remonter en ligne. ...  Show more

L’expression “mettre la pâtée”, qui signifie aujourd’hui infliger une sévère défaite à quelqu’un, aurait une origine aussi surprenante qu’ancienne… liée à Jeanne d'Arc. Mais comme souvent avec les expressions populaires, la réalité est un mélange d’histoire, de langue et de légen ...  Show more

Throw the name Elizabeth Bathory into your favourite search engine and you will quickly find superlatives like “history’s most prolific female serial killer” and leading questions like “Was Dracula Woman?” She is a figure with a reputation so terrifying that her name has been end ...  Show more

In 1611 a the Hungarian Countess, Elizabeth Bathory, was confined to her castle of Cachtice, never to leave again. This sentence was imposed on her by the Lord Palatine of Hungary. But strangely, even though Bathory had been accused of some truly heinous crimes, she was never for ...  Show more

Real-life vampire or expert sadist? Elizabeth Báthory was allegedly responsible for killing hundreds of young women in 16th century Hungary. Her story is steeped in the kind of hearsay and legend befitting a cruel, untouchable noblewoman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m ...  Show more

In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, young peasant girls who went to the Castle Cachtice were being led to death at the hands of the Blood Countess. Although much of her life is shrouded in mystery, it’s no secret that Elizabeth Bathory was a sadist responsible for dozens, ...  Show more