ISBN: 9798194647965 - the case against elizabeth báthory: blood, power, and the trial that never was: 4 (6 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - She was accused of torturing and killing hundreds of girls. She was never given the public trial history remembers.Elizabeth Báthory entered legend as the 'Blood Countess,' a Hungarian noblewoman said to have murdered 650 victims and bathed in virgin blood to preserve her youth. The surviving record tells a darker, far more complicated story.Behind the Gothic mythology lies a real investigation: injured young women, terrified witnesses, accused accomplices, royal debts, threatened inheritances, powerful relatives, and a king demanding justice while Hungary's highest officials quietly contained the scandal.In The Case Against Elizabeth Báthory, Evelyn St. James follows the original case from castle corridors to interrogation rooms, separating documented fact from hearsay and centuries of sensational retelling.Was Báthory a serial murderer, a politically convenient target, or something far harder to classify For readers who love dark history, royal scandal, and historical true crime, this is the case behind the legend-and the verdict history never delivered.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. She was accused of torturing and killing hundreds of girls. She was never given the public trial history remembers.Elizabeth Bathory entered legend as the "Blood Countess," a Hungarian noblewoman said to have murdered 650 victims and bathed in virgin blood to preserve her youth. The surviving record tells a darker, far more complicated story.Behind the Gothic mythology lies a real investigation: injured young women, terrified witnesses, accused accomplices, royal debts, threatened inheritances, powerful relatives, and a king demanding justice while Hungary's highest officials quietly contained the scandal.In The Case Against Elizabeth Bathory, Evelyn St. James follows the original case from castle corridors to interrogation rooms, separating documented fact from hearsay and centuries of sensational retelling.Was Bathory a serial murderer, a politically convenient target, or something far harder to classify?For readers who love dark history, royal scandal, and historical true crime, this is the case behind the legend-and the verdict history never delivered. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. She was accused of torturing and killing hundreds of girls. She was never given the public trial history remembers.Elizabeth Bathory entered legend as the "Blood Countess," a Hungarian noblewoman said to have murdered 650 victims and bathed in virgin blood to preserve her youth. The surviving record tells a darker, far more complicated story.Behind the Gothic mythology lies a real investigation: injured young women, terrified witnesses, accused accomplices, royal debts, threatened inheritances, powerful relatives, and a king demanding justice while Hungary's highest officials quietly contained the scandal.In The Case Against Elizabeth Bathory, Evelyn St. James follows the original case from castle corridors to interrogation rooms, separating documented fact from hearsay and centuries of sensational retelling.Was Bathory a serial murderer, a politically convenient target, or something far harder to classify?For readers who love dark history, royal scandal, and historical true crime, this is the case behind the legend-and the verdict history never delivered. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…