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    Erzsebet Bathory, also known as Elizabeth Bathory, was one of history’s most prolific female serial killer as she would torture and kill her victims, who were mainly young girls, merely to use their blood to take baths, believing that her skin would get as smooth as most of her victims. The Blood Countess was convicted and confined to a room of her castle that only had slits for air and food. She survived in there for three years, however, she then died at the age of 54 most likely due to negligence

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    Countess Elizabeth Báthory In history textbooks, Elizabeth Báthory is called the Blood Countess because of her horrific murders and bloodthirsty actions. In the Guinness Book of World Records, she is ranked as the most murderous woman in all of history. Her gory actions of torture and murder have given her the reputation of being referred to as one of the first vampires in the world, with only Vlad Dracula surpassing her infamy. Countess Elizabeth Báthory was born in 1560 to Protestant nobility

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    The back ground about Elizabeth Bathory is horrifying but first I am going to tell you a little bit about her life. Elizabeth Bathory was Born August 7th,1560. Elizabeth Bathory had eight kid’s, she had four girls, and four boys. Bathory began torturing young girls, people did not like her, also because of murder. Bathory ended up getting married to Count Nadady, they ended up in the Csejthe Castle. Her husband eventually built her a torture chamber. When she wanted to torture anybody she started

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    The reason why I chose Elizabeth Bathory as my evil character instead of Iago is because. She was a dangerous serial killer back in the 16th century. She would also use her victims blood to soak in the tub. But Iago all Iago did was try and sabotage a lot of people. Now I’ll tell you some facts about each character to, show you who is more evil. Elizabeth Bathory went through a lot at a young age.She was forced to be married at the age of fifthteen. She a had married Ferenc Nádasdy, the son of Baron

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    Elizabeth Bathory is known as one of the most ruthless female serial killers.She has rumored to kill over 600 hundred girls. Bathory was born in Transylvania in 1560.Bathory came from a very wealthy and prominent family, she was related to a cardinal, prince and a prime minister but her most famous relative was Istvan Bathory who was the prince of transylvania and king of poland from 1575 to 1586 .Bathory as a child used to have horrible seizures.Before she was married to her husband Bathory had a child

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    Elizabeth Bathory, one of the world’s most extreme and terrifying female serial killers. Many people know her by name or at least know of her crimes. The tales of her obsession with blood and beauty inspired a whole gothic nation to create a new look for an old monster, but what can one say is truth or myth? Who was Elizabeth Bathory and what lead her to kill close to 650 young girls? Elizabeth Bathory, also known by the name Erzsebet, was born on August 7th in the year 1560, to Baron George Bathory and

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    With the complexity and brutality of her crimes, Elizabeth Bathory is known as the most sadistic and prolific serial killer in the world; even more so, she stands out because she is a female that is rare: especially in the Elizabethan Era. Bathory was believed to have been responsible for the murders of 600 virgin girls. She was certain that a drop of blood would make her look youthful again, but was convinced that bathing in the blood of girls who were virgins would take years off her. Because

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    Elizabeth Bathory is shown in mixed feelings using bias, pathos, logos, and tone. In the article ‘The Bloody

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    Countess Elizabeth Bathory is one of the most infamous women of all time and made waves that have traveled from her time to ours. Bathory was born in Hungary during the 16th century, and remained in the area throughout the course of her life.(1) When Elizabeth was only fifteen she married Ferenc Nadasdy and moved to Cesije Castle, where she would later die; and more importantly where she murdered and tortured approximately 650 young girls.(1) The details of Elizabeth’s various murderous activities

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    person gave her almost complete control over the peasants who lived in the villages she controlled. Elizabeth Bathory was able to bring young girls into her castle by offering food and money ("Elizabeth Bathory" 0:6:17-0:7:00), but when these girls never returned home it wasn’t noticed or cared about by the King because the massive debt the King owed to her and her family("Elizabeth Bathory"

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