Actor Luke Evans shares in his memoir how King Charles surprised him by detailing his royal lineage back to Vlad the Impaler, ...

After a 500-year search, researchers believe they’ve found the long-lost tomb of Vlad III — the brutal Romanian nobleman more ...

King Charles revealed his fascinating ancestral connection to the notorious 15th-century Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler in ...

The subject came up when Evans told the King that he had just finished a movie called 'Dracula Untold' in 2014 ...

Vlad inspired the name of Bram Stoker's literary vampire, Count Dracula.

Luke Evans met King Charles in 2014, only to discover the monarch’s surprising family link to Dracula. Their conversation ...

Vlad the Impaler: The real Dracula . Vlad III is also referred to as Dracula, his patronymic name which is derived from Dragon. Voivode Vlad III once used to rule over Wallachia, Hungary.

This 1475 letter written by Vlad the Impaler contains proteins suggesting he suffered from respiratory problems, bloodied tears. Credit: Adapted from M.G.G. Pittala et al., 2023/CC BY ...

Scientists have analyzed letters written by Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century. Traces of protein on the letters suggest he suffered from hemolacria, which causes blood to be present in tears.

Though Vlad obviously upset the sultan, who eventually sent a massive army against him, he angered the other voivodes and boyars even more. Instead of joining Vlad’s effort, they betrayed Vlad ...