King Charles is a distant descendant of Vlad the Impaler, the 15th-century ruler who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula, and now ...

Legends of vampires go back centuries, but few names have cast more terror into the human heart than Dracula. However, the fictional character, created by author Bram ...

Vlad the Impaler is often cited as an inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, but the real connection is more complex than ...

The King of England has a surprising connection to the ruthless ruler who inspired one of gothic literature's most notorious ...

Fangs for coming: visitors admire one of the few portraits of Vlad III, aka Dracula, in Austria's Forchtenstein Castle - Copyright GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File ...

Vlad III, known as Vlad the Impaler, was a 15th century prince and military leader who was so terrifying, he's thought to have inspired the creation of the literary vampire, Count Dracula. Now, a ...

Vlad the Impaler, believed by some to be the inspiration for the legendary vampire Dracula, may have suffered from a condition that caused him to shed tears of blood, according to a new study. Looking ...

Bram Stoker's novel Dracula introduced the world to perhaps the most iconic horror villain of all time. However, the book doesn't reveal a great deal about Vlad Dracula's past or the centuries of ...

The inspiration behind Dracula may have actually been vegan or vegetarian, reveals new research. The iconic 15th century prince Vlad III, who inspired Bram Stoker to create the character of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have analyzed letters written by Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century. Traces of protein on the letters suggest he ...

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