1962: Jack Nicklaus wins his first major title, the US Open, in an 18th hole play-off with Arnold Palmer. On the same day, Brazil beat Czechoslovakia, 3-1 to win the World Cup in Santiago, Chile. 1964 ...

How did a notoriously cruel medieval warlord with a gift for impaling his victims on wooden stakes inspire the creation of ...

Also known as Vlad III, Vlad Dracula (son of the Dragon), and—most famously—Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes in Romanian), he was a brutal, sadistic leader famous for torturing his foes.

A number of circumstances both political and otherwise kept Vlad III from his throne. In fact, his first attempt net him a glorious reign of... 2 months before he had to flee into exile.

Portrait of Vlad III, known as Vlad the Impaler or Vlad Dracula after he is said to have enjoyed impaling his enemiesCredit: Alamy Cornel Popescu, manager of Arges County Museum, said Poienari is ...

It features Luke Evans as Vlad III "the Impaler" Dracula/ Dracula, Sarah Gadon as his wife Mirena, Art Parkinson as his son, Ingeras, Charles Dance as the Master Vampire, and Dominic Cooper as ...

people have just discovered that King Charles III is related to the real-life Dracula. Both Charles and the late Queen Elizabeth II can trace their ancestry back to Vlad the Impaler, a 15th ...

King Charles III descends from "Count Dracula," also known as Vlad the Impaler. Rating: When King Charles III of England unveiled his new portrait in May 2024, he set the internet aflame with ...

Vlad III — known as Vlad the Impaler or Voivode (Prince) Vlad Dracula — was born in Wallachia (modern Romania) some time between 1428 and 1431, and he died either in 1476 or 1477. He was the ...