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Original Airdate 06.13.2019 We love to hate our villains as much as we love to love our heroes. And many of us have a morbid fascination with some of history's most sinister characters, perhaps as a means of understanding the darkest aspects of human behavior. But as is regularly the case, the truth behind the real nature and actions of historical figures we can only glean from the reporting of others in that age and often many years after. Even official accounts are just a widely agreed upon set of assessments by a group of people, each with their own biases and personal opinions. In other words, one person's villain can be another's hero, or at least grossly misunderstood. In the case of Elizabeth Báthory, the authorities finally took action against one of their own, leveling upon her a judgment that could appear both lenient and harsh, but in either case, revealing an investigation that would forever brand her as one of the evilest people in antiquity with her name living on in infamy. Whether or not the testimony against her had any truth to it at all or what the real motivation for her incarceration was, is still debated by historians and researchers. What is clear is that misery, violence, and torture were part of the norm for her time. Some would argue that the stories about her were exaggerations, and her deeds merely accepted practice by the aristocracy of the day. But does normalcy justify a person's acts of any era? Where is the unacceptable line of behavior, regardless of the epoch or social status? History has judged Elizabeth Báthory. How will you? For more information on this episode visit our website! SUBSCRIBE on your favorite Podcast Platform: Apple Podcasts or iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/astonishing-legends/id923527373 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/15po4iSnhu1issMNr6UY39?si=Gdm3RjUCQJ64-H54Vdytag Stitcher https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/54471&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/54471 iHeartRadio https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-astonishing-legends-82867397/?cmp=web_share&embed=true There is also additional bonus content available at https://patreon.com/astonishinglegends PARANORMAL SOCIALS: https://astonishinglegends.com https://twitter.com/AstonshngLegnds https://www.instagram.com/astonishinglegends/ https://www.facebook.com/astonishinglegends https://www.facebook.com/groups/1929130180694502