Episode 44: Báthori Erzsébet the Blood Countess, Part 1

This week, Kirsten + Andrew explore the 400-year-old story of Báthori Erzsébet / Elizabeth Báthory, sometimes known as the Blood Countess, and whether she was really as evil as her mythos would have us believe.

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