Pourquoi la comtesse Élisabeth Báthory égorge...

Samuel Baker est une figure marquante du XIXe siècle, connu pour ses explorations en Afrique, mais aussi pour son rôle dans la lutte contre l’esclavage au Soudan. Aventurier, cartographe et administrateur colonial britannique, il s’est illustré dans une mission particulièremen ...

Dans l’histoire de la photographie, rares sont les clichés qui ont le pouvoir de révéler une vérité interdite. C’est pourtant ce qu’a accompli Li Zhensheng, un photographe chinois qui a risqué sa vie pour préserver la mémoire d’une période sombre de son pays. Pendant la Révolu ...

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