That's fair....pretty sure if I'd been born in that era, I'd have been burned as a witch! Even today, I've been told that I value independence "too much". Lol
It's important to note that there are many who question Elizabeth's guilt because her uncle was covetous of her vast wealth. Many believe he perpetuated/exaggerated her actions to get a hold of her wealth. That includes getting people to falsely testify against her. I personally think the truth lies somewhere in between.
@@3katfox They don't. Peasant lives were not considered something of worth. Literally anyone else could have killed them. Authorities only stepped in when highborn women started going poof. The one girl who was supposedly found alive after Elizabeth was arrested was never even asked what happened to her, as there's no record of her statement. There are people who believe that she was either set up by the Holy Roman Emperor (who owed her a huge debt which was conveniently canceled out after she was arrested) & other nobles wanting to quell her family's power (a scandal like this warranted confiscation of her property, meaning her kids would potentially lose it all and the crown would claim all her wealth, significantly increasing their own purse & power), the person who her husband entrusted her care to (who spearheaded the accusations and who would greatly benefit politically from her disgracement), or that these killings were done by the people accused of being her accomplises. She was not caught red-handed, as so many love to say. She was having dinner when she was arrested. The hundreds of witnesses who spoke against her were second hand accounts. They'd never witnessed anything themselves. The priest who spoke out against her only did so after rumors were already widespread. The servants accused of being her accomplises all confessed under torture, which we know today to be an ineffective means of obtaining truth. All the accusations against her were based on rumors. There isn't one letter of complaint against her, which was the means people used to put in formal complaints at the time. Had the parents of the daughters really been alarmed about her specifically, there should be written complaints. This is why many researchers into her story think the whole thing was just an extremely elaborate plot to take her family down. I'm not sure how much they succeeded in that regard though. Even the story of her being bricked up into a single room has been found to be false, seeing as visiting clergy wrote of her moving freely in the castle. She was more correctly held under House Arrest. Think about it. Peasants were seen as subhuman by many nobles, but nobility were not. Why would a very intelligent, self-sufficient woman who'd been in charge of a vast estate with several locations while her husband was off to war, including needing to set up defense for those estates and caring for wounded soldiers and people, suddenly very stupidly start praying on the daughters of her peers who would actually be missed. It makes very little sense.
@@jenynz5334 I agree. History is mostly written by the winners. Some of the accounts of her story came years and years later...such as her having conceived a child at 13.
The painting that is shown first at 6:00 is actually not Elizabeth! Commonly mistaken for her, this is a portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi, painted by Bronzino! Glad to see my art history degree being put to use lol. ABSOLUTELY LOVE the video!!
OMG! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who caught that. I'm not an art major but I am a history buff and have always been fascinated by the story of Erzsebet Bathory. But I actually learned about the painting of Lucrezia years ago because it was mentioned in the book "The Wings of the Dove" by Henry James whom I'm a huge fan of. I found out that her painting is often mistaken to be Erzsebet Bathory. I was also surprised to know that Lucrezia was painted by Bronzino who I know very well due to my love of all things Italian. My favorite painting of his is "Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time". 😊❤️
One of my majors in college was in Art History as well. Does not surprise me that other Art History peeps are on here. I love seeing the bueatiful paintings 🖼 depicting royal cultures on this channel.
I'll add a case from my own country. Kateřina z Komárova was a Czech noblewoman who is often called "Czech Bathory". Legends say that her first murder was her first love, a young blacksmith who was forced to marry another woman by Kateřina's family. In the 1520s she was left in charge of her husband's household and did those terrible things (which you can't say on youtube) to her maids. She was almost let go but thanks to witnesses from another county she was sentenced to death by starvation. She died in 1534 and what's kinda scary? Her judge died only two days later after her, some even said that she dragged him to hell with her.
I can't believe that Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer appears in one of your videos. She was of German, Amerindian and Spanish descent. She was known to be very violent and it was rumoured that screams could be heard on her plantations. She was a serial killer and a truly miserable human being, but as is often the case, she never paid for her sins. In Chile she is very well known and there was even a soap opera starring Raquel Argandoña about her and you can still visit places that were owned by her.
About Bathory. I was in her castle, and the historian said that bathing in victims' blood is not physically possible. Maybe she mixed blood with water, but she could not bath entirely in it.
Makes sense…considering how quickly a basin of pure blood would start to congeal, she’d have to add something to keep it fluid like in order to have a bath in the stuff. If anyone had access and knowledge to anticoagulants in medieval Transylvania, it would absolutely have been the Countess lol
I remember hearing that a big reason that most "modern" serial killers (meaning since around the time the term was coined) are male, is because the traits used to define a 'serial killer' were found by studying men. IIRC, the people initially studied by the FBI were all male, and as a result, female serial killers are harder to identify. in addition, most female serial killers tend to use more discreet methods (poisoning, for example) or go after victims that wouldn't be looked at as 'victims' (such as a nurse targeting elderly people). as a result, they tend to go unnoticed for much, MUCH longer, and it's completely possible that there were some that were never found out.
If that were true, we'd have similar amounts of male and female murderers these days (with advancement in DNA, in most first world countries the majority of murders gets solved relatively quickly). But it's still mostly men. You're right that poisonings are more difficult to even detect, let alone find the responsible party but it's not as if men never use poison/it's not available to them. Considering it holds true that men globally are more likely to murder someone, regardless of culture, religion or creed, it's probably just that men are naturally more aggressive than women. Unless you're arguing that it used to be women but something changed and now it's men... it's probably that back then, it was much easier to also just pin things on women (in addition to the real female murderers of course) and it was just more salacious to read about female murderers, so we have more sources about that than about random old randy who murdered his third woman after raping her.
I agree they could be lot more female killers that go unnotice especially if the victims are random. Women rarely use physical violence and/or abuse to kill there victims and the one that do become famous.
@@strange144 I would say people are more fascinating and more willing to make excuses for female killers, because many believe is not in a women nature as a life giver to take one's life so very similar to victim blaming we try to find a valid reason why they did what they did. But I get where you coming from it could very well be that someone of the women back then especially with weak to no evidence where innocent and where perhaps framed by man or even other women of crimes they never committed.
Im a Sri Lankan. Non of these paintings represents Queen Anula. Painting of the naked individual girl found on the rock palace of Sigiriya. It was built by king Kashyapa during the 5th century. Girl might be one of his wives or daughters. The girl traveling with a man is an Indian princess Hemamala and her husband Dantha. They fled to Sri Lanka during the 3rd century with the Tooth Relic of the Lord Buddha; once their father died in battle. The Relic still at Kandy and worshipped by Sri Lankans. But the painting is at the Kelaniya temple. No one wants to build status for Queen Anula except herself. She wanted to rule the country by putting puppets on throne. But once they try to be an independent king she killed them and put someone else in throne. She did it because she had lots of pressure from monks and foreign kings. After making several puppet kings she decided to wear the throne herself. People never wanted a female king and gathered to dismissed her.
I am actually related to La Quintrala, she was my great great great great great aunt 😓 so it’s quite harrowing to know her and her father were related to me. Her father was a general that collected slaves who were the natives of Chile. So it doesn’t surprise me that she also turned out to be a monster.
@@simoneanne01 an interesting story and a good warning to people to NOT come after them or their family. I mean,I'd hesitate to cross them in a mistreatment way knowing that.
The whole planet is a huge graveyard. Every day we make choices that k*ll others - like buying food that isn't local, using batteries, gasoline, etc. You have no reason to feel bad. We are all murderers - Destroyers of Earth. It is in our nature.
Elizabeth bathory is also likely fictional story. The guy sent to investigate her by the king was her cousin who stood to inherit her wealth, should she be guilty. The king also owed the bathory family a ton of money, which would be a forgiven debt, should her cousin inherit. A rich widow was likely an easy target.
There wasn’t any evidence. It was second hand ‘evidence’ and evidence obtained under torture. In the medieval period it was quite common for these kind of false accusations to take place in order to remove a person from power. Similarly the witch trials were for reasons that had nothing to do with actual sorcery. Scholars now generally believe she was innocent and her trial was purely political.
Thanks for the video as always. I personally also tend to lean towards "exaggeration of women's cruelty/madness to claim their wealth for themselves" theory, as if it wasn't the case with Juana of castille or other female heiresses.
It might be that most of her kills were done by those serving her (under her orders). Bathory was similar, but she was also believed to play a more active role at times.
@@sqseq1237 less than 300 Protestants killed under blood Mary. Nearly 900 Catholics killed by her sister . Bloody Elizabeth is every bit as accurate as Bloody Mary. More so by numbers . Look it up. Bloody Mary is an awful moniker and not deserving at all. Her father Henry Tudor slaughter thousands and his Boleyn daughter was working her to a thousand meanwhile mary was at 256 ( just googled for the answer ) also says some say as many as 300. Soooooo it seems a ridiculous moniker given the disgusting relatives she had 🤷🏻♀️ Elizabeth is still this beloved Queen but she wasn’t a virgin she wasn’t even a Christian and she killed people who got in her way routinely as well as hundreds of Catholics.
Im Chilean and love your videos, Lindsay!!! And started this one and thought: “oh, women like La Quintrala” haha and was happily surprised that she made it to the list given that this kind of videos in English tend to ignore Latin America.. as a Chilean I appreciate it!!
2:03 This picture depicts the Buddha returning to Kapilavastu after receiving enlightenment at Gaya, where he is greeted by his wife & sons, not any royal family.
It could have been the inbreeding of the noble and royal families that causes the insanity in some of these people and in some of the others it could have been how they were bought up or treated by their relatives ,spouses or how their lovers treated them that could have driven them over the edge .
Ikr, that french lady, for example, was systematically oppressed, taken advantage of, and ripped off by her own father, husband, and brothers respectively. The law gave her no rights to challenge these men in her family. As they say, do not drive people into the corner or they might do unthinkable things back in return. The only people I feel bad for are her servants and the poor who were innocent. And if the story went as told here then unlike most other serial killer stories she didn't just kill these people for pleasure.
The fact that a lot of the modern art you showed was vaguely horny is a pretty good testament as to how society likes to portray these women. If we can't have more tactful portrayals of serial killers, we at least need to even the playing field with slightly horny fanart of Gilles de Rais or something.
There actually is horny fanart of Gilles de Rais. He has a fan group. I don't recommend searching it up. The art is terrible. Even though he's not a serial killer, I even found porny fanart of Louis XVI. He's also got a fanbase around him that like to replace Marie Antoinette with themselves. Don't ask me how I found out about any of this. I am still too traumatised about it all.
2:50 Sorry to nitpick but This isn't a picture of Queen Anula. This is a painting of prince Danta and Princess Hemamala when they brought the sacred tooth relic to Sri Lanka.
I first heard about Delphine LaLaurie through ghost stories in books. Those gave me nightmares with how descriptive they were and then when I found out she was a real person and she did what she was guilty of, it made me feel worse. LaLaurie is the stuff of nightmares.
I am curious though if she counts as a noblewoman as she was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. The US didn't have nobility on count of the break from Great Britain.
Well, Nick Cage bought the LaLaurie house after Katrina, for a large price and renovated it. Since then he's been unable to sell it because --supposedly--once buyers learn who the Mme. LaLaurie was, no one wants to touch it.
I just have a hard time believing accusations against rich, powerful women whose only witnesses tell tales of depravity under torture by those who stand to earn from those women being taken down.
I agree! I the case of Elizabeth Bathory, I feel that they faked those killings so that her land and wealth could be stolen from her. She was vulnerable since her husband passed away.
Very good point. It's too common to see history smear women with accusations just to undermine their authority and overall image because they weren't "proper women" taking power. Reminds me of business owners in medieval and renaisance times who were accused of witchcraft for being more succesful than men. Or examples like Nefertiti (ancient egipt queen) who was erased from official records after her death, and we only came to know of her because of alternative sources. I partcularly like that legend of a female Pope that's never confirmed to have existed because supposedly any records that told of her were destroyed by the church.
There were complaints made against Bathory by the clergy for years and those who were tortured were her immediate accomplices. I see people today cannot handle the fact that women in power can abuse their position as readily as the men.
When you're a noble female back then, your life was often controlled by one male or another. So with a lot of money at your disposal, bored, nuts, and wanting control over what happens to you, I think they went the dark route.
In Bathory’s case, her husband was at war for much of their marriage so she was left to her own devices a lot of the time… and was left to fend for herself…. maintaining and defending her vast estates and numerous castles. Some people would see the lack of control had her indulge in whatever she wanted with impunity.
Paula Allmand here again: I must applaud your pronunciation of the names of most of these people of history. I think you have the best at pronouncing the names of everyone you talk about in your videos. I am one of those people who wish to hear the names pronounced correctly in the way that all people should no matter what country. I think anyone from another country who listens to your videos would be so happy to hear their languages the way they are meant to be heard! Thank you for all you do. Well done girl!!!
It was more prominent for women to be serial killers back then because they had no real power in anything. Not over their bodies, their lives, who they marry or where they live. I imagine finally feeling power and control like that over someone else would be addicting.
I would question the story about Anula if only because it seems beyond belief that she could repeat the process of poisoning a replacing people so many times. One would think by number 3 or 4 the guy would be suspicious especially given how short a time span this was.
I have to tell you I'm in an RV on the road and I always immediately download your videos so I can watch them in places where I don't have Wi-Fi thank you thank you thank you 🤩
Catherine the great was SAVAGE for that imprisonment of the last murderer. Death is just an easy out for some people. Humiliations & emotional/mental torture seems more fitting for these murderers.
Can you imagine spending 33 years in a dungeon only getting to talk to the person who brought you your food and the only time you had light was when you had a tiny candle to eat your food? I can’t even begin to imagine the smell of her rotting in her own feces and not able to bathe or brush her teeth or hair. I know those servants would probably flip coins on who would be delivering her food. I wonder just how long it was before she went completely mad? If it was me, it would probably only take a couple weeks seeing that I’m claustrophobic; I would’ve gave out from a heart attack.
I'm chilean and here I've always heard that La Quintrala was a horrible woman and usually most people also believe she was also a witch (Many in her time thought that her incan grandmother taught her and her aunt witchcraft). Her figure is surrounded by a lot of myths and mysticism, there's even the story that she owned the Cristo de Mayo statue (look that statue up, its super creepy and it still is in the Iglesia de los Agustinos) and that one time, Catalina felt he was looking grimly (is that a word?) her for her crimes and she threw the statue out of her window, where a priest later found it and brought it to the church where it still remains. Now that statue itself is super mythized because people think that if you don't take it to a procession outside the church during May then there will be a terrible earthquake soon. This myth originated in 1647, where an earthquake destroyed the Iglesia de los Agustinos and the only thing that was left of the church was the Cristo de Mayo statue and the wall where it was.
*Note about Cristo de Mayo: the thorn crown somehow slid down Jesus' neck (it's not clear if it was due to the defenestration or the 1647 earthquake) and the myth says that if you try to pull it up to it's rightful place, the ground starts shaking!
Fantastic video as always. Learning about the worst and best parts of humanity throughout history is always so fascinating. Thank you for such an informative video
Lindsey holiday thank you for doing Elizabeth bathory I was always fascinated with her history and some people said that she and vlad the impaler were real life vampires.
Now considering the countess Bathory, many historians start to think she wasn’t a bloody serial killer, but that she was framed. Her accusers had a lot of interest in getting rid of her. She was powerful and was a thorn in the side of the king. So there might have been a plot thrown against her, fake testimonies and fake rumors spreads in order to seize her lands and getting rid of a huge support to the king’s opponents.
I was talking about this with my friend, women aren’t expected so there could be more. Same with POC serial killers as most will kill with in their race so their victims aren’t given too much thought
The painting you use for Bathory is actually Lucrezia Panciatichi by Bronzino. Not sure why stock photo sites and Etsy shops insist on mislabeling the painting , probably because there are no masterfully done paintings to be had.
Another one I'd love to bring up is Dame Alice Kyteler. Born in 1263, she ( most likely ) poisoned her 4 husbands, and was accused of various crimes involving witchcraft. She is the first person to ever be condemned for witchcraft in Ireland, and her servant, Petronilla de Meath, confessed to heretical crimes she claims her, Alice & other nobles did. Alice fled during her persecution to either England or Flanders, and was never heard from again.
Why were there more female noble serial killers than male? My best guess: Because we're mainly counting covert or unsanctioned killings as "serial killers"... and male nobility were more likely to hold hard power that enabled them to officially kill.
I had thought you will some day run out of noble and royal women existing or doing interesting stuff, Lindsay. But now I'm beginning to think you never will.
Yes there was an evil queen/serial killer named Anula in Sri Lankan History but the names and most of other details and paintings here are wrong. But appreciate this, its great to see people have heard about Sri Lankan monarchy.
Such a cool topic for this channel! Much darker than usual, but done with the usual kindly voice, it still fits perfectly. haha Serial killers in general, but especially the non-poisoning, female ones have always fascinated me. 4/5 of these were new to me, so THANKS!!
I think there's a lot to say for the genetic components we know happen from roalty but also the power being there to step in, easily covering things up as long as possible.
Just FYI, non of the pictures depicted, were of Queen Anula. The fist is a wife of King Kashyapa and the rest were pictures from Kalaniya temple, which depicts the story of how Buddhism arrived in Sri Lanka (except for the lady getting burned, which is most probably from India). The statue is of Godess Thara.
The Institute of Human Anatomy had an interesting video, __Inside the Brain of a Psychopath__, in which they discuss the physiological and psychological aspects of psychopathy and sociopathy and the differences therein. Of course, when we mention the number of “noble" women who were serial killers, we ignore the number of "noble" men who tortured, maimed, and killed untold numbers of humans throughout history. For these individuals, it was a matter of what was acceptable at the time. Some were brilliant and ruthless leaders, while others just liked to kill. Women who were ruthless killers kind of stand out. It’s an interesting and complex situation, with no clear answers.
I'm surprised Wu Zetian isn't in this video. I know several murders may have been fabricated but she was most likely still responsible for multiple deaths which made is possible for to become and remain Empress.
I’m not sure if Queen Anula can really be counted as a serial killer, at least not in the traditional sense. She married and killed the king(s) to gain and maintain power. So did Cleopatra and a fair few other kings and Queens.
besides killing off any threats to the throne is "normal" that's still done today [not by murder but threats and finding a way to get a sibling away] I don't really believe anything outside of that because many historians and history wasn't exactly the most kind to historical female figures so some of these "serial killers" or "terrible women" could've been angels irl but were just unpopular for whatever reason so they chose to deliberately distort things.
I guess I thought you would give more balance to your discussion of Bathory, like you did with Gilles in the male video. seems to me that it's much more likely they made it all up to remove her from holding so much wealth and land, than that she was the most depraved person to ever exist.
I believe noble women could be cruel and capable to do bad things. And I'm not gonna single out them bcs I'm also a woman and back then, nobles and aristocratic families are above the law and even more hard to punish them if they're relatives or close with the king. So if some cruelty happen, it wouldn't be surprising
My theory as to why the rate of female serial killers was much higher hundreds of years ago vs. today is that women of the past were controlled by their families, and later, by their husbands. And they had no way out, hence the murdering, as divorce was not common and often not allowed. Even if it was, a woman would have an almost impossible time trying to support herself and any children she had, likely resorting to prostitution to survive. However, some female killers probably enjoyed the feelings they got after taking their first victim's lives, so that feeling of power, so rarely felt by women back then, was probably addictive.
Elizabeth Báthory was locked in a bricked bedroom, but according to other sources (written documents from the visit of priests, July 1614), she was able to move freely and unhindered in the castle, more like house arrest. She did not bathe in blood. The claim first appeared in print in 1729, over 100 years after her death, in the work of Jesuit scholar László Turóczi. No witness accounts from her trial or testimonies against her make reference to baths of blood. Other sources say many of the charges against her were made up by the Lutheran Church, who had an extreme dislike for her Calvinist religion.
24:14 According to one version Saltykova was so detached from the reality of her situation that she called Empress Catherine "a husband-murdering German bitch" to her face. Since that was not only a personal insult but also an act of high treason, an attack against the Empresses majesty, Saltachikha had do be dealt with to the fullest extent of the Russian law.
Hi i watch your content before bed and its been helping me calm down lately, just wanted to say thank you (i recognize this an odd video to say this on lmao)
06:25 Absolutely nonsense. While marrying one's first cousin ups the chance of a negative trait appearing, it does so only slightly. Erzebet's grandparents were not cousins, nor were her great grandparents. The vast majority of offspring of first cousins are as healthy as anyone else.
heyyy loved the upload really interesting topic!!! have you thought about making a video on empress and emperor sisi and franz joseph from austria?? i’ve been seeing it in the new netflix show and their story is quite interesting
Women were treated piss poor no matter the status (peasant or royal). Sons were valued more than daughters, and unwanted ones were killed. So it's a wonder women wanted power by any means necessary. A brutal and ruthless woman put fear into people. Such women would not want to appear soft, but formidable and feared.
The last lady blows my mind! Killing 22 people a year for 6 years?! How can you be that angry...the Hungarian lady who is known for bathing in blood I've heard throughout my life. My grandparents were from Budapest Hungary so it seems old stories still get spoken about.
Though not royal or noble (so far as we know)- one of the earliest known serial killers was a woman, & she was probably more akin to a hit-woman *Locusta* had been born in Gaul - from what I understand, she came into the service of Empress Agrippina; playing a key part in the assassination of Emperor Claudius - she mustn't have _stayed_ in imperial service after this point (making it likely she wasn't a slave), because she was apparently later in trouble with the law, & only Nero intervening saved her- he wanted Britannicus, his step-brother/ cousin & potential co-ruler bumped off- after his giving Mummy Dearest the cold shoulder, which resulted in her turning her support to him. After two imperial poisonings behind her, Nero rewarded her lavishly- even helping set up a 'school' for her. According to the stories, she provided him with a luxe 'poison & antidotes chest', in a box of gold (ultimate irony- when Nero later fled Rome, he *_forgot_* the poison chest) - he later tried to knock Agrippina off with poison a couple of times, but she was savvy enough to get the antidotes in time- there were increasingly elaborate attempts on Agrippina, like collapsible boats- but in the end, he sent two men to stab & batter her to death. Locusta was executed by his short-lived successor, Galba.
The phrase peasant boy probably means actual boy. Wouldn't exactly be shocking for back in the day, considering some of the other insanity that happened back then.
Aristocratic women were NOT more violent or sadistic than their male counterparts. We simply continue to excuse male wrath as normal, rather than sadistic violence. Note that you did not count the male lovers/husbands who joined the women mentioned here as violent sadists. I don't see Dracula on your list either. Or King Henry the 8th, or Duke Wellington, or countless other bloodthirsty tyrants who watered their fields with the blood of the poor.
Lindsay, excellent video but you have an error. On the last screen that shows the five female and four male serial killers it says 55% female 45% female so you need to change the second one to male. Hope that helps.
I adore your channel, I spent hours listening and watching while working on my phd. This is the first or second mention of my country in your essays so yaay! (though this is a very nasty one hehe)
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Did royals have tattoos? There must of been one or two with a tattoo?
The fact you parrot the BS that is known to be false, is sickening.
You forgot zetian wu!
Considering that being a woman of royalty didn't protect you from rape or beatings, it's not surprising that women would be angry.
The truth is nobody cares, sadly!!!!
That's fair....pretty sure if I'd been born in that era, I'd have been burned as a witch! Even today, I've been told that I value independence "too much". Lol
Is there such a thing as too much independence? I didn't know that was possible.
@@sheilalopez3983 lol. Same. But the crap I have told in the dating arena is insane!
Y’all will excuse literally anything so long as it’s a woman -_- even victimizing other women
As a Sri Lankan, it’s nice to see someone talking about the monarchs of Sri Lanka which not many people know about.
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Yaa how are those images related ?
@@nimnakoralage1954yes. there is no single picture related to Queen Anula here.
I like her videos, but the pronounciation of anula and anuradhapura is sending me 🤣🤣
It's important to note that there are many who question Elizabeth's guilt because her uncle was covetous of her vast wealth. Many believe he perpetuated/exaggerated her actions to get a hold of her wealth. That includes getting people to falsely testify against her. I personally think the truth lies somewhere in between.
Was just about to post this! The podcast Astonishing Legends has a great series of episodes discussing her life and possible innocence.
Dozens if not hundreds of girls don't just disappear
@@3katfox They don't. Peasant lives were not considered something of worth. Literally anyone else could have killed them. Authorities only stepped in when highborn women started going poof. The one girl who was supposedly found alive after Elizabeth was arrested was never even asked what happened to her, as there's no record of her statement.
There are people who believe that she was either set up by the Holy Roman Emperor (who owed her a huge debt which was conveniently canceled out after she was arrested) & other nobles wanting to quell her family's power (a scandal like this warranted confiscation of her property, meaning her kids would potentially lose it all and the crown would claim all her wealth, significantly increasing their own purse & power), the person who her husband entrusted her care to (who spearheaded the accusations and who would greatly benefit politically from her disgracement), or that these killings were done by the people accused of being her accomplises.
She was not caught red-handed, as so many love to say. She was having dinner when she was arrested. The hundreds of witnesses who spoke against her were second hand accounts. They'd never witnessed anything themselves. The priest who spoke out against her only did so after rumors were already widespread. The servants accused of being her accomplises all confessed under torture, which we know today to be an ineffective means of obtaining truth.
All the accusations against her were based on rumors. There isn't one letter of complaint against her, which was the means people used to put in formal complaints at the time. Had the parents of the daughters really been alarmed about her specifically, there should be written complaints.
This is why many researchers into her story think the whole thing was just an extremely elaborate plot to take her family down. I'm not sure how much they succeeded in that regard though.
Even the story of her being bricked up into a single room has been found to be false, seeing as visiting clergy wrote of her moving freely in the castle. She was more correctly held under House Arrest.
Think about it. Peasants were seen as subhuman by many nobles, but nobility were not. Why would a very intelligent, self-sufficient woman who'd been in charge of a vast estate with several locations while her husband was off to war, including needing to set up defense for those estates and caring for wounded soldiers and people, suddenly very stupidly start praying on the daughters of her peers who would actually be missed. It makes very little sense.
I think many tales were made up about many people over the centuries. I wonder how much of history is really true.
@@jenynz5334 I agree. History is mostly written by the winners. Some of the accounts of her story came years and years later...such as her having conceived a child at 13.
I think there’s 55% f vs m because usually when men committed these activities they just called it ‘discovering a country’
bruh, that is a burn lmao
When women do it it's usually seen as lies or made up by jealous men
The painting that is shown first at 6:00 is actually not Elizabeth! Commonly mistaken for her, this is a portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi, painted by Bronzino! Glad to see my art history degree being put to use lol. ABSOLUTELY LOVE the video!!
OMG! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who caught that. I'm not an art major but I am a history buff and have always been fascinated by the story of Erzsebet Bathory. But I actually learned about the painting of Lucrezia years ago because it was mentioned in the book "The Wings of the Dove" by Henry James whom I'm a huge fan of. I found out that her painting is often mistaken to be Erzsebet Bathory. I was also surprised to know that Lucrezia was painted by Bronzino who I know very well due to my love of all things Italian. My favorite painting of his is "Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time". 😊❤️
Good eye!
KL: agreed. 6:05 is absolutely not Bathory.
I can never see the name Lucrezia without hearing Takahata101's Abridged Vincent voice.
One of my majors in college was in Art History as well. Does not surprise me that other Art History peeps are on here. I love seeing the bueatiful paintings 🖼 depicting royal cultures on this channel.
I'll add a case from my own country. Kateřina z Komárova was a Czech noblewoman who is often called "Czech Bathory". Legends say that her first murder was her first love, a young blacksmith who was forced to marry another woman by Kateřina's family. In the 1520s she was left in charge of her husband's household and did those terrible things (which you can't say on youtube) to her maids. She was almost let go but thanks to witnesses from another county she was sentenced to death by starvation. She died in 1534 and what's kinda scary? Her judge died only two days later after her, some even said that she dragged him to hell with her.
@@genjamescmcconville7294 creepy much 😂🥸😬😬😬
😯😳
Wow
Whoa. That's scary. 😳
I can't believe that Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer appears in one of your videos. She was of German, Amerindian and Spanish descent. She was known to be very violent and it was rumoured that screams could be heard on her plantations. She was a serial killer and a truly miserable human being, but as is often the case, she never paid for her sins. In Chile she is very well known and there was even a soap opera starring Raquel Argandoña about her and you can still visit places that were owned by her.
And the image she used to portray La Quintrala is that of the TV series advertising. That face is the actor's and not Catalina's.
@@genjamescmcconville7294 👎🏼
@@pamelafernandezdelareguera4893 Yees, and you can even see TVN's logo :D
Well, can’t have heard of everyone🤷♀️ I’ve never heard of her.
2 soap operas in chilean tv. And in the pictures you can actually see Raquel argandoña
About Bathory. I was in her castle, and the historian said that bathing in victims' blood is not physically possible. Maybe she mixed blood with water, but she could not bath entirely in it.
Just the thought of someone bathing in blood gives me the hibbie jubbies! 😖
@@goldenrosie ikr? The diseases…
Makes sense…considering how quickly a basin of pure blood would start to congeal, she’d have to add something to keep it fluid like in order to have a bath in the stuff. If anyone had access and knowledge to anticoagulants in medieval Transylvania, it would absolutely have been the Countess lol
3.5 - 4 L blood in average women. A couple of women could supply a bath. Bathtubs weren't huge then. Water had to be heated, carried for a bath.
@@dalestaley5637 It wasn’t volume that they are talking about..
I remember hearing that a big reason that most "modern" serial killers (meaning since around the time the term was coined) are male, is because the traits used to define a 'serial killer' were found by studying men. IIRC, the people initially studied by the FBI were all male, and as a result, female serial killers are harder to identify. in addition, most female serial killers tend to use more discreet methods (poisoning, for example) or go after victims that wouldn't be looked at as 'victims' (such as a nurse targeting elderly people). as a result, they tend to go unnoticed for much, MUCH longer, and it's completely possible that there were some that were never found out.
If that were true, we'd have similar amounts of male and female murderers these days (with advancement in DNA, in most first world countries the majority of murders gets solved relatively quickly). But it's still mostly men. You're right that poisonings are more difficult to even detect, let alone find the responsible party but it's not as if men never use poison/it's not available to them. Considering it holds true that men globally are more likely to murder someone, regardless of culture, religion or creed, it's probably just that men are naturally more aggressive than women.
Unless you're arguing that it used to be women but something changed and now it's men... it's probably that back then, it was much easier to also just pin things on women (in addition to the real female murderers of course) and it was just more salacious to read about female murderers, so we have more sources about that than about random old randy who murdered his third woman after raping her.
@@strange144 Well said
I agree they could be lot more female killers that go unnotice especially if the victims are random. Women rarely use physical violence and/or abuse to kill there victims and the one that do become famous.
@@strange144 I would say people are more fascinating and more willing to make excuses for female killers, because many believe is not in a women nature as a life giver to take one's life so very similar to victim blaming we try to find a valid reason why they did what they did. But I get where you coming from it could very well be that someone of the women back then especially with weak to no evidence where innocent and where perhaps framed by man or even other women of crimes they never committed.
Exactly what I was going to say! I agree 💯 %!! I think female serial killers nowadays just go unnoticed 🤪
Im a Sri Lankan. Non of these paintings represents Queen Anula. Painting of the naked individual girl found on the rock palace of Sigiriya. It was built by king Kashyapa during the 5th century. Girl might be one of his wives or daughters.
The girl traveling with a man is an Indian princess Hemamala and her husband Dantha. They fled to Sri Lanka during the 3rd century with the Tooth Relic of the Lord Buddha; once their father died in battle. The Relic still at Kandy and worshipped by Sri Lankans. But the painting is at the Kelaniya temple.
No one wants to build status for Queen Anula except herself. She wanted to rule the country by putting puppets on throne. But once they try to be an independent king she killed them and put someone else in throne. She did it because she had lots of pressure from monks and foreign kings. After making several puppet kings she decided to wear the throne herself. People never wanted a female king and gathered to dismissed her.
I am actually related to La Quintrala, she was my great great great great great aunt 😓 so it’s quite harrowing to know her and her father were related to me. Her father was a general that collected slaves who were the natives of Chile. So it doesn’t surprise me that she also turned out to be a monster.
I feel really bad for you and your parents
You can't choose your family. At least you have an interesting story to tell at parties. 😊
@@simoneanne01 an interesting story and a good warning to people to NOT come after them or their family. I mean,I'd hesitate to cross them in a mistreatment way knowing that.
The whole planet is a huge graveyard. Every day we make choices that k*ll others - like buying food that isn't local, using batteries, gasoline, etc. You have no reason to feel bad. We are all murderers - Destroyers of Earth. It is in our nature.
Elizabeth bathory is also likely fictional story. The guy sent to investigate her by the king was her cousin who stood to inherit her wealth, should she be guilty. The king also owed the bathory family a ton of money, which would be a forgiven debt, should her cousin inherit. A rich widow was likely an easy target.
Evidence says otherwise
There wasn’t any evidence. It was second hand ‘evidence’ and evidence obtained under torture. In the medieval period it was quite common for these kind of false accusations to take place in order to remove a person from power. Similarly the witch trials were for reasons that had nothing to do with actual sorcery. Scholars now generally believe she was innocent and her trial was purely political.
Many things said about her are exaggerated, but there is no denying that she was a serial killer where the number is still substantial.
@@KL-ki8db but that`s exactly it. The numbers are completely made up
Idk dawg they kind of desecrated her grave out of anger
Thanks for the video as always. I personally also tend to lean towards "exaggeration of women's cruelty/madness to claim their wealth for themselves" theory, as if it wasn't the case with Juana of castille or other female heiresses.
I'm genuinely suprised you didn't add Queen ranavalona of Madagascar in this video. She puts Elizabeth bathery to shame when it comes to bloodshed.
Maybe it's because she isn't as well known as Elizabeth
It might be that most of her kills were done by those serving her (under her orders). Bathory was similar, but she was also believed to play a more active role at times.
@@Lauren.E.O Add Bloody Mary too
That's true even I was expecting her n bloody Mary!!!
@@sqseq1237 less than 300 Protestants killed under blood Mary. Nearly 900 Catholics killed by her sister . Bloody Elizabeth is every bit as accurate as Bloody Mary. More so by numbers . Look it up. Bloody Mary is an awful moniker and not deserving at all. Her father Henry Tudor slaughter thousands and his Boleyn daughter was working her to a thousand meanwhile mary was at 256 ( just googled for the answer ) also says some say as many as 300.
Soooooo it seems a ridiculous moniker given the disgusting relatives she had 🤷🏻♀️ Elizabeth is still this beloved Queen but she wasn’t a virgin she wasn’t even a Christian and she killed people who got in her way routinely as well as hundreds of Catholics.
Im Chilean and love your videos, Lindsay!!! And started this one and thought: “oh, women like La Quintrala” haha and was happily surprised that she made it to the list given that this kind of videos in English tend to ignore Latin America.. as a Chilean I appreciate it!!
2:03 This picture depicts the Buddha returning to Kapilavastu after receiving enlightenment at Gaya, where he is greeted by his wife & sons, not any royal family.
It could have been the inbreeding of the noble and royal families that causes the insanity in some of these people and in some of the others it could have been how they were bought up or treated by their relatives ,spouses or how their lovers treated them that could have driven them over the edge .
Ikr, that french lady, for example, was systematically oppressed, taken advantage of, and ripped off by her own father, husband, and brothers respectively. The law gave her no rights to challenge these men in her family. As they say, do not drive people into the corner or they might do unthinkable things back in return. The only people I feel bad for are her servants and the poor who were innocent. And if the story went as told here then unlike most other serial killer stories she didn't just kill these people for pleasure.
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And being spoiled without having serious risk of consequences probably doesn't help
The fact that a lot of the modern art you showed was vaguely horny is a pretty good testament as to how society likes to portray these women. If we can't have more tactful portrayals of serial killers, we at least need to even the playing field with slightly horny fanart of Gilles de Rais or something.
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@@genjamescmcconville7294 if you lose your weapon during active duty, have the military get you a new one.
Horny fan art of Vlad Dracula?
There actually is horny fanart of Gilles de Rais. He has a fan group. I don't recommend searching it up. The art is terrible. Even though he's not a serial killer, I even found porny fanart of Louis XVI. He's also got a fanbase around him that like to replace Marie Antoinette with themselves. Don't ask me how I found out about any of this. I am still too traumatised about it all.
2:50 Sorry to nitpick but This isn't a picture of Queen Anula. This is a painting of prince Danta and Princess Hemamala when they brought the sacred tooth relic to Sri Lanka.
And the first picture is from Sigiriya .
Delphine LaLaurie should also be added to this list. She was one who got away with her crimes and never paid for it.
I first heard about Delphine LaLaurie through ghost stories in books. Those gave me nightmares with how descriptive they were and then when I found out she was a real person and she did what she was guilty of, it made me feel worse. LaLaurie is the stuff of nightmares.
I am curious though if she counts as a noblewoman as she was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. The US didn't have nobility on count of the break from Great Britain.
Well, Nick Cage bought the LaLaurie house after Katrina, for a large price and renovated it. Since then he's been unable to sell it because --supposedly--once buyers learn who the Mme. LaLaurie was, no one wants to touch it.
I just have a hard time believing accusations against rich, powerful women whose only witnesses tell tales of depravity under torture by those who stand to earn from those women being taken down.
"History is written by the victors" strikes again
Careful kid, your brains are showing.🤗
I agree! I the case of Elizabeth Bathory, I feel that they faked those killings so that her land and wealth could be stolen from her. She was vulnerable since her husband passed away.
Very good point. It's too common to see history smear women with accusations just to undermine their authority and overall image because they weren't "proper women" taking power. Reminds me of business owners in medieval and renaisance times who were accused of witchcraft for being more succesful than men.
Or examples like Nefertiti (ancient egipt queen) who was erased from official records after her death, and we only came to know of her because of alternative sources.
I partcularly like that legend of a female Pope that's never confirmed to have existed because supposedly any records that told of her were destroyed by the church.
There were complaints made against Bathory by the clergy for years and those who were tortured were her immediate accomplices. I see people today cannot handle the fact that women in power can abuse their position as readily as the men.
When you're a noble female back then, your life was often controlled by one male or another. So with a lot of money at your disposal, bored, nuts, and wanting control over what happens to you, I think they went the dark route.
In Bathory’s case, her husband was at war for much of their marriage so she was left to her own devices a lot of the time… and was left to fend for herself…. maintaining and defending her vast estates and numerous castles. Some people would see the lack of control had her indulge in whatever she wanted with impunity.
Paula Allmand here again: I must applaud your pronunciation of the names of most of these people of history. I think you have the best at pronouncing the names of everyone you talk about in your videos. I am one of those people who wish to hear the names pronounced correctly in the way that all people should no matter what country. I think anyone from another country who listens to your videos would be so happy to hear their languages the way they are meant to be heard! Thank you for all you do. Well done girl!!!
Loved this on the podcast, tuning in again because I love all the paintings/visuals added in ☺️
Fun fact: Lady Gaga’s character “The Countess” in American Horror Story: Hotel, was lnspired by Elizabeth Bathory!
This account is to die for 🤞🏽 you are my favorite whenever you post thanks for keeping history alive !
this is already one of your best videos and i’m at the sponsor.
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It was more prominent for women to be serial killers back then because they had no real power in anything. Not over their bodies, their lives, who they marry or where they live. I imagine finally feeling power and control like that over someone else would be addicting.
I would question the story about Anula if only because it seems beyond belief that she could repeat the process of poisoning a replacing people so many times. One would think by number 3 or 4 the guy would be suspicious especially given how short a time span this was.
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You would be surprised how gullible people were back then
I have to tell you I'm in an RV on the road and I always immediately download your videos so I can watch them in places where I don't have Wi-Fi thank you thank you thank you 🤩
Catherine the great was SAVAGE for that imprisonment of the last murderer.
Death is just an easy out for some people. Humiliations & emotional/mental torture seems more fitting for these murderers.
Ahhh, but then YOU become the monster. " Beware when you look into the abyss, for it has also looked into you."
Can you imagine spending 33 years in a dungeon only getting to talk to the person who brought you your food and the only time you had light was when you had a tiny candle to eat your food? I can’t even begin to imagine the smell of her rotting in her own feces and not able to bathe or brush her teeth or hair. I know those servants would probably flip coins on who would be delivering her food. I wonder just how long it was before she went completely mad? If it was me, it would probably only take a couple weeks seeing that I’m claustrophobic; I would’ve gave out from a heart attack.
I'm so infinitely amused that you used Raquel Argandoña's Quintrala! This is the best way to start the week!!!! :D
I'm chilean and here I've always heard that La Quintrala was a horrible woman and usually most people also believe she was also a witch (Many in her time thought that her incan grandmother taught her and her aunt witchcraft).
Her figure is surrounded by a lot of myths and mysticism, there's even the story that she owned the Cristo de Mayo statue (look that statue up, its super creepy and it still is in the Iglesia de los Agustinos) and that one time, Catalina felt he was looking grimly (is that a word?) her for her crimes and she threw the statue out of her window, where a priest later found it and brought it to the church where it still remains. Now that statue itself is super mythized because people think that if you don't take it to a procession outside the church during May then there will be a terrible earthquake soon. This myth originated in 1647, where an earthquake destroyed the Iglesia de los Agustinos and the only thing that was left of the church was the Cristo de Mayo statue and the wall where it was.
*Note about Cristo de Mayo: the thorn crown somehow slid down Jesus' neck (it's not clear if it was due to the defenestration or the 1647 earthquake) and the myth says that if you try to pull it up to it's rightful place, the ground starts shaking!
Fantastic video as always. Learning about the worst and best parts of humanity throughout history is always so fascinating. Thank you for such an informative video
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I wish these were longer, I know there's content out there! Thank you very much!
I started listening to Lindsay in order to stop my true crime obsession and yet here we are lol
That was the best ad plug I’ve seen someone do
Lindsey holiday thank you for doing Elizabeth bathory I was always fascinated with her history and some people said that she and vlad the impaler were real life vampires.
People have also claimed those two were related somehow, as well.
@@JillyDoom666 That wouldn't be a surprise. Most of the royalty and nobility of Europe, were related in some way or another.
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Very doubtful she bathed in their blood since blood would have gotten to thick to do so. And the amount to fill a bathtub ...
@@JillyDoom666 That's true. Vlad's mother-in-law, from his second marriage, was a Bathory.
"...where the executioner shaved her head, and then removed it entirely..." (19:50-19:54)
!what a way with words!
Now considering the countess Bathory, many historians start to think she wasn’t a bloody serial killer, but that she was framed. Her accusers had a lot of interest in getting rid of her. She was powerful and was a thorn in the side of the king. So there might have been a plot thrown against her, fake testimonies and fake rumors spreads in order to seize her lands and getting rid of a huge support to the king’s opponents.
I was talking about this with my friend, women aren’t expected so there could be more. Same with POC serial killers as most will kill with in their race so their victims aren’t given too much thought
Woohoo!! Nice upload Lindsey!
Fascinating! I had no clue of most of this. Thank you for making history fascinating!
The painting you use for Bathory is actually Lucrezia Panciatichi by Bronzino. Not sure why stock photo sites and Etsy shops insist on mislabeling the painting , probably because there are no masterfully done paintings to be had.
"...she opened...a finishing school..." (9:56-10:00)
the students were finished. finished _off_, that is!
[Crypt Keeper laugh goes here]
Was waiting for a video😍 realised I’ve watched every single one multiple times😅 thank you for amazing content! X
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I really enjoy your programs. Knowledgeable and interesting. Keep them coming 😊
Another one I'd love to bring up is Dame Alice Kyteler. Born in 1263, she ( most likely ) poisoned her 4 husbands, and was accused of various crimes involving witchcraft. She is the first person to ever be condemned for witchcraft in Ireland, and her servant, Petronilla de Meath, confessed to heretical crimes she claims her, Alice & other nobles did. Alice fled during her persecution to either England or Flanders, and was never heard from again.
Why were there more female noble serial killers than male? My best guess:
Because we're mainly counting covert or unsanctioned killings as "serial killers"... and male nobility were more likely to hold hard power that enabled them to officially kill.
I had thought you will some day run out of noble and royal women existing or doing interesting stuff, Lindsay. But now I'm beginning to think you never will.
Yes there was an evil queen/serial killer named Anula in Sri Lankan History but the names and most of other details and paintings here are wrong. But appreciate this, its great to see people have heard about Sri Lankan monarchy.
Such a cool topic for this channel! Much darker than usual, but done with the usual kindly voice, it still fits perfectly. haha Serial killers in general, but especially the non-poisoning, female ones have always fascinated me. 4/5 of these were new to me, so THANKS!!
Throughoutthis whole episode i cant help but whisper to myself "Aqua tofana"
Me to
I appreciate that you try your best to pronounce names and places in the original language. 🙂
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I think there's a lot to say for the genetic components we know happen from roalty but also the power being there to step in, easily covering things up as long as possible.
Just FYI, non of the pictures depicted, were of Queen Anula. The fist is a wife of King Kashyapa and the rest were pictures from Kalaniya temple, which depicts the story of how Buddhism arrived in Sri Lanka (except for the lady getting burned, which is most probably from India). The statue is of Godess Thara.
Waiting for this bit for a while, Ranavalona I of Madagascar might be deserving for a seat here as well though.
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I agree
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Yeah I was thinking that she would be in the video when it was announced
The Institute of Human Anatomy had an interesting video, __Inside the Brain of a Psychopath__, in which they discuss the physiological and psychological aspects of psychopathy and sociopathy and the differences therein. Of course, when we mention the number of “noble" women who were serial killers, we ignore the number of "noble" men who tortured, maimed, and killed untold numbers of humans throughout history. For these individuals, it was a matter of what was acceptable at the time. Some were brilliant and ruthless leaders, while others just liked to kill. Women who were ruthless killers kind of stand out. It’s an interesting and complex situation, with no clear answers.
maybe im just rlly high but that transition into incogni was so smooth i literally didnt see that coming until she mentioned identity theft
I remember reading about Elizabeth Bathory as a kid. Still gives me the chills
Have you read the book 'The Countess'? So good
@@hayliedlr I haven't, I'll look into it thanks!
I'm surprised Wu Zetian isn't in this video. I know several murders may have been fabricated but she was most likely still responsible for multiple deaths which made is possible for to become and remain Empress.
I see your point, but there's a difference between a serial killer and someone who kills to get or stay in power.
5:36 YOUR DOG IS SO CUTE OML
Putting the tea in tea time
Omg!! My mami named me after La Quintrala! My family is Chilean, this was so fun to see outside of Chilean media! Thank you (:
Saltykova has to be one of the better Slavic last names I've heard.
I’m not sure if Queen Anula can really be counted as a serial killer, at least not in the traditional sense. She married and killed the king(s) to gain and maintain power. So did Cleopatra and a fair few other kings and Queens.
I so love how you make sure to pronounce such difficult names correctly 💕
Pardon me but her pronunciations of South Asian names are cringeworthy.
@@anubratabit3027 i’d like to think she’s trying her best
@@anubratabit3027 shut up!! She's doing the best she can!!
@@anubratabit3027 You try speaking names in a foreign language perfectly. You would sound just as cringeworthy as the natives of that country.
besides killing off any threats to the throne is "normal" that's still done today [not by murder but threats and finding a way to get a sibling away]
I don't really believe anything outside of that because many historians and history wasn't exactly the most kind to historical female figures so some of these "serial killers" or "terrible women" could've been angels irl but were just unpopular for whatever reason so they chose to deliberately distort things.
Looking forward to your videos always! Love you miss Lindsay Holliday!
Thank you Lindsay!😍 Elizabeth Bathory!❤
I guess I thought you would give more balance to your discussion of Bathory, like you did with Gilles in the male video. seems to me that it's much more likely they made it all up to remove her from holding so much wealth and land, than that she was the most depraved person to ever exist.
One also wondered about Caligula. Was he really as crazy as portrayed ?
I believe noble women could be cruel and capable to do bad things. And I'm not gonna single out them bcs I'm also a woman and back then, nobles and aristocratic families are above the law and even more hard to punish them if they're relatives or close with the king. So if some cruelty happen, it wouldn't be surprising
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My theory as to why the rate of female serial killers was much higher hundreds of years ago vs. today is that women of the past were controlled by their families, and later, by their husbands. And they had no way out, hence the murdering, as divorce was not common and often not allowed. Even if it was, a woman would have an almost impossible time trying to support herself and any children she had, likely resorting to prostitution to survive. However, some female killers probably enjoyed the feelings they got after taking their first victim's lives, so that feeling of power, so rarely felt by women back then, was probably addictive.
Good grief, this is something straight out of a brother’s grimm tale. To think this actually happened.
Elizabeth Báthory was locked in a bricked bedroom, but according to other sources (written documents from the visit of priests, July 1614), she was able to move freely and unhindered in the castle, more like house arrest.
She did not bathe in blood. The claim first appeared in print in 1729, over 100 years after her death, in the work of Jesuit scholar László Turóczi. No witness accounts from her trial or testimonies against her make reference to baths of blood.
Other sources say many of the charges against her were made up by the Lutheran Church, who had an extreme dislike for her Calvinist religion.
24:14 According to one version Saltykova was so detached from the reality of her situation that she called Empress Catherine "a husband-murdering German bitch" to her face. Since that was not only a personal insult but also an act of high treason, an attack against the Empresses majesty, Saltachikha had do be dealt with to the fullest extent of the Russian law.
First time I’ve been this early! Love your videos so much! :3
Hi i watch your content before bed and its been helping me calm down lately, just wanted to say thank you (i recognize this an odd video to say this on lmao)
06:25 Absolutely nonsense. While marrying one's first cousin ups the chance of a negative trait appearing, it does so only slightly. Erzebet's grandparents were not cousins, nor were her great grandparents. The vast majority of offspring of first cousins are as healthy as anyone else.
A video I didn't even know I wanted!! Thank you for making such fantastic videos that are so interesting!
heyyy loved the upload really interesting topic!!! have you thought about making a video on empress and emperor sisi and franz joseph from austria?? i’ve been seeing it in the new netflix show and their story is quite interesting
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Women were treated piss poor no matter the status (peasant or royal). Sons were valued more than daughters, and unwanted ones were killed. So it's a wonder women wanted power by any means necessary. A brutal and ruthless woman put fear into people. Such women would not want to appear soft, but formidable and feared.
Slipped that sponsorship in so smooth I couldn't even get mad lol.
The last lady blows my mind! Killing 22 people a year for 6 years?! How can you be that angry...the Hungarian lady who is known for bathing in blood I've heard throughout my life. My grandparents were from Budapest Hungary so it seems old stories still get spoken about.
One of your best videos so far
Who is the fabulous reader, sounds like Alicia Witt... anyone know.?😊
Though not royal or noble (so far as we know)- one of the earliest known serial killers was a woman, & she was probably more akin to a hit-woman
*Locusta* had been born in Gaul - from what I understand, she came into the service of Empress Agrippina; playing a key part in the assassination of Emperor Claudius - she mustn't have _stayed_ in imperial service after this point (making it likely she wasn't a slave), because she was apparently later in trouble with the law, & only Nero intervening saved her- he wanted Britannicus, his step-brother/ cousin & potential co-ruler bumped off- after his giving Mummy Dearest the cold shoulder, which resulted in her turning her support to him.
After two imperial poisonings behind her, Nero rewarded her lavishly- even helping set up a 'school' for her. According to the stories, she provided him with a luxe 'poison & antidotes chest', in a box of gold (ultimate irony- when Nero later fled Rome, he *_forgot_* the poison chest) - he later tried to knock Agrippina off with poison a couple of times, but she was savvy enough to get the antidotes in time- there were increasingly elaborate attempts on Agrippina, like collapsible boats- but in the end, he sent two men to stab & batter her to death.
Locusta was executed by his short-lived successor, Galba.
About how old was the peasant boy the father Bathory’s child? Was he adult or did they castrate and murder an actual child/young teen?
The phrase peasant boy probably means actual boy. Wouldn't exactly be shocking for back in the day, considering some of the other insanity that happened back then.
Was the uncle of Marquis De Bronvillier who founded Montreal named Urbaine Tessier Dit Lavigne, by any chance? If so, I just might be related to her!
Aristocratic women were NOT more violent or sadistic than their male counterparts. We simply continue to excuse male wrath as normal, rather than sadistic violence. Note that you did not count the male lovers/husbands who joined the women mentioned here as violent sadists. I don't see Dracula on your list either. Or King Henry the 8th, or Duke Wellington, or countless other bloodthirsty tyrants who watered their fields with the blood of the poor.
Male nobles who kill by ordering people executed or assassinated, or kill by the sword aren't called serial killers.
“Paris hospitals were more interested in saving souls rather than providing actual medical care” 👀 Anyone else?
I really appreciate the fact you include minority historical figures. ❤
They technically wouldn’t be considered a “minority” in their own countries lol
I just bought the stainless Steel coffee mug. Very cool!!
Lindsay, excellent video but you have an error. On the last screen that shows the five female and four male serial killers it says 55% female 45% female so you need to change the second one to male.
Hope that helps.
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Fascinating video! I just wanted to point out that at the 25:50 minute mark both of your percentages say “Female”
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I adore your channel, I spent hours listening and watching while working on my phd. This is the first or second mention of my country in your essays so yaay! (though this is a very nasty one hehe)