Recently, however, it caught the eye of Ladislav Oravec from Fiľakovo, an amateur archaeologist and mineralogist from ...

The dark origins of modern Slovak film are seldom discussed in Slovakia, says historian Petra Hanakova – and that's precisely why she dedicated herself to digging through archives to unearth the ...

From her castle perched on a rugged hilltop in what is now Cachtice, western Slovakia, Elizabeth Bathory reputedly tortured and killed up to 650, with lurid legends claiming that she even bathed ...

(Reuters) - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico told Russian television on Wednesday he wanted to visit Moscow for next year's World War Two anniversary and criticised the European Union's ...

From her castle atop a rugged peak in what is today Čachtice in western Slovakia, Elizabeth Báthory was alleged to have tortured and killed up to 650 young women and girls, sparking gruesome ...

More than 400 years after her death, the truth about “the Blood Countess,” a Hungarian noblewoman alleged to have been the most prolific female serial killer of all time, remains elusive ...

ČACHTICE, Slovakia (AP) — More than 400 years after her death, the truth about “the Blood Countess,” a Hungarian noblewoman alleged to have been the most prolific female serial killer of ...

(AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) A screen showing an actress reenacting Elizabeth Bathory in the Draskovic museum in Cachtice, Slovakia, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky) People walk ...

Rumors of Báthory's cruelty spread throughout the Kingdom of Hungary in the early 17th century, and after a royal inquiry, ...