DicKtionary - K is for Killer - Elizabeth Báthory

Elizabeth Bathory was a Hungarian noblewoman who holds the world record as the most prolific female murderer. This is her gruesome life story.
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[@TimeGhost]

Veteran fans of TimeGhost will know all about our World DicKtionary series. Well, it's making a reappearance as a special treat before we begin with Season Two of Between Two Wars. If you're scratching your head at what this series actually is then go find the original episodes way back near the start of the TimeGhost History Channel (over two years ago - how time flies). Let us know if you like this format, maybe we'll get through the whole alphabet one day. A lot has changed these last twp years, but do you know what hasn't? Our rules of conduct: community.timeghost.tv/t/rules-of-conduct/4518

[@sse_weston4138]

I nominate Shiro Ishii for trial in the DicKtionary courts

[@scvboy1]

two*, in the last two years

[@cookingonthecheapcheap6921]

Hell yeah, Dicktionary in the house! Lol. Awesome to see the letters growing again.

[@cookingonthecheapcheap6921]

Sorry to plug another channel, but Biographies had an excellent video about Bathory. Love the Timeghost History channel and haven't missed an episode of Realtime, out of the foxholes, war against humanity, or the home front. Hoping to have December 7 free to watch the whole thing in real time. Thanks for all your work, so much to come.

[@shreddedpaperplate2993]

Are ya'll planning to finish it, or are we only going to get a handful of episodes?

[@indianajones4321]

Yes it’s back. Recommendation: S is for Spymaster Soviet NKVD head Lavrentiy Beria

[@KR4FTW3RK]

That'd be amazing... Hard to think of anyone more comically evil than that guy.

[@Raskolnikov70]

Death by bureaucracy. Would be an interesting episode.

[@davidbrennan660]

The script on this one will be interesting, love of Football the real one not the one you wear armour for, his love of Jazz, the NKVD Jazz band.. his raping, murder...... nasty evil little maggot.

[@shrihithtalapaneni9227]

His death was as screwed up as his life.

[@WayneMoyer]

First let's welcome this series back. Next she is in the blood line of Vlad the Impaler and has this story? That's almost kind of awesome.

[@TrickiVicBB71]

I am so glad it is back. I thought they abandoned it

[@rashkavar]

​@xeepromx Don't think there's anything to indicate that. Vlad Dracula was the ruler of Wallachia (the southern region of Romania that holds Bucharest, now seemingly called Muntenia), while Bathory was the the Countess of Transylvania (a central region that extends most of the way to the nothern border.) Bathory's ancestry up to her great grandparents, who would have been contemporaries of Vlad III's son, Mihnea. There might be some blood relation - with good enough records of European noble families, that becomes increasingly common throughout medieval times - but it seems like there's nothing particularly direct. Furthermore, the locations are even less related - she was living in her husband's castle, in modern Slovakia well to the Northwest of her lands.

[@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding]

"Imagine actualy following the law." -the nobility.

[@Raskolnikov70]

"I am the law" - Judge Dredd, and the nobility.

[@galloe8933]

The faq is the this "Law" these peasants keep going on about!?

[@marinazagrai1623]

???...for the Brits, the first case against the criwn was won in the early 18th (1730s?), so if the rumors against a high noble were notable in number, they might have been tried (as this doc states).

[@CarrotConsumer]

@@marinazagrai1623 Yeah, you just literally had to be the worst human being imaginable. Totally fair. Also in assuming you're taking about King Charles I? That was after a civil war and was executed by his enemies. Not really comparable.

[@9wowable]

Just a quick note, yes the Báthory family was the rulers of Transylvania, but the Castle and the land she controlled was in Western Slovakia. Anyway love to see some Hungarian history on here!

[@marinazagrai1623]

Laszlo...hello from the US, and former neighbor from Romania! I've been in the US for 38 yrs and for the first yrs I kept getting asked about the legend (is it true!) of Dracula - Bram Stoker wrote a book and all believe is some kind of historical fact!

[@Raskolnikov70]

How about King Leopold for L? The things the Belgians did in the Congo purely for profit were shocking even by 19th Century colonial standards.

[@Intercaust]

Yeah. That guy was an epicc dicc.

[@ignacejespers8201]

more like R for rubber

[@Orvieta]

When Leopold II reigned over Congo, it was his private country, not part of Belgium, something for him to do on the side. The Belgians actually took over the colony to "calm it down" although it was still pretty much what you would expect from a colony.

[@marinazagrai1623]

Raskolnikov...all European empires had their fingers in all the pies around the world - Holland couldn't afford to give up her Asian colonies since they were their only revenue, but were ordered to do so. They are all paying for their ancestors' deeds now, since all have a passport from the country that invaded them. Hello fom a former neighbor (now in the US) from Romania.

[@Meirstein]

L is for Lamarkism for Trofim Lysenko.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

Yay!!!! The World Dicktionary is back!!! Never respond to a Craigslist ad for 'high paying work at the castle". 🤣🤣🤣

[@globalistmgtow5142]

The story was used as a side quest in Diablo 2, where the Countess, who bathed in the rejuvenating blood of a hundred virgins, was buried alive in her castle along with her servants, and although her estate fell into ruin whispers of evil remained.

[@ksk31337]

[@8bitrandomencounter]

The comment about Bathory (the band) made my day. The only way it could have been better would have been Indy doing a cover of of Countess Bathory by Venom (maybe for Halloween?). This was awesome, thank for the video... can we get a Marquis de Sade video?

[@mikfri74]

Nice one in the end: Indy says " write and film this awesomeness" and the text shows "write and film this crap". Lols, love you folks!

[@gianniverschueren870]

Am I a joke to you?

[@kevincrandell7953]

i wondered if you would weigh in on the lack of a tie.

[@laurenceingram7314]

I personally think the invisible tie is probably the best one yet.

[@Raskolnikov70]

The Countess needed that tie for..... reasons.

[@archstanton6102]

So 0/5? Will really lower the average score

[@Southsideindy]

we filmed this two years ago.

[@Azoth86730]

Suggestion: Q is for Quisling - Vidkun Quisling

[@Raskolnikov70]

Did he ever kill anyone though? Definitely a dick but not much of a murderer, if only because he never got the chance.

[@yorick6035]

Happy to see this series once again. Really love the presentation style, reminds of Sundaybaseball. Please keep these episodes coming, I love 'em. Gunfingers to the team

[@gehtdianschasau8372]

Finally a new dicKtionary entry. Pretty much all of your content is great, but this is your most entertaining series. Thanks and please keep them coming. It's a shame, that the alphabet doesn't have more letters.

[@annar6294]

I hope they're gonna run through the alphabet at least a couple of times :D I love this series and I'm over the moon that it's back!

[@TimeGhost]

Glad you like the show guys! We're taking it one step at a time ;)

[@annar6294]

@@TimeGhost Thank you for bringing us history and entertainment all in one :D

[@cd6xc]

Have to mention that besides the band Báthory, "Countess Báthory" is one of the songs that basically started the Black Metal, and one heck of a song.

[@JustSomeCanuck]

"Many years of inbreeding" - Indy, is there something you're not telling us?

[@rashkavar]

They're nobles. That's normal for nobles.

[@allisoncampbell1631]

If I remember correctly..her parents were double first cousins..which explains a lot

[@JustSomeCanuck]

@@allisoncampbell1631 Understood, but that was more of a reference to what appears in the video as he says that ;)

[@ShinobiHOG]

Great video to show Indy's charisma......

[@TimeGhost]

Thanks! Happy to hear you enjoyed the format.

[@kr0k0deilos]

- Me watching the thumbnail: Well at least we got a great band because of her. - Indy at 07:47 repeats my thoughts almost word for word. - Also me 😊

[@Legitpenguins99]

Ive been waiting so damn long for this series to return. I hope it stays around

[@5chr4pn3ll]

TimeBeats droppin the fresh tunes, that hit you like a pole up your ....consciousness.

[@russellfarrar7076]

Thanks for new episodes. Love the show.

[@michaelmorrismorris6113]

I read a book about historical myths that claims she was not a serial killer at all but was set up be her enemies because they owed her money and didn't want to pay her back.

[@MrFantocan]

Man Indy MUST make an episode on DRACULA!!! Come on! This one was great tho. But please talk all about the Danesti and Draculesti civil war and the Ottoman invasion.

[@johnmccormick2808]

Glad to have these back. Witty and informative.

[@TimeGhost]

Glad to be back. Thanks John!

[@LuisGutierrezG123]

Love the metal reference!! There’s countless of metal bands that took inspiration from her

[@bendix8736]

I've been waiting so long for this

[@MattRedgrave]

+10000 points for the reference to Quorthon's awesome band.

[@diegocondepineiro8909]

My goodnes the rimes are too good and indy is just perfect for the job!

[@christopheberthiaume8639]

I thought this had died off, but I'm happy to see it coming back.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

When they announced season 2 of "Between two wars" they said they had originally made 2 or 3 more of these, but not done any afterproduction on them as they wanted to start the "real" series (between two wars) as soon as possible, so with the short pause needed to bridge over between Suez and B2W2 this was almost ideal... maybe if the response is good enough on these "filler" episodes N-Z will also come one day. Probably depends most on how much Patreon Patrons demand it though ;)

[@joshhairr9558]

World Dick-tionary!!!!! 😆😆😆😆 I'm so giddy it's back I loved the first episodes and was so bummed that it wasn't completed but now that it's back I'm so excited!!!

[@JensOdense]

Fantastic video, i really hope that the show goes on

[@TimeGhost]

Thanks Jens! Slowly but surely we'll make our way through it :)

[@orpheus3357]

You forgot to mention her Pop idol career!

[@DoraFauszt]

Ah dang I missed the Dicktionary so much! Glad that it continues

[@ellenjespers4955]

So glad this is back!

[@tommcdonald1873]

DicKtionary's back! What way to restart! With a serial killer mentioned in a Ghost song! MY suggestion is Henry Wirz, the keeper of Andersonville Prison in the Civil War.

[@TimeGhost]

Glad you enjoyed it Tom :D

[@fredaaron762]

True or not, the legend of Elizabeth Bathory did lead to some solid horror movies including Daughters of Darkness, Countess Dracula, Thirst, Blood Countess, and Legend of Blood Castle. BTW, great use of clips from some horror classics in the episode.

[@kevincrandell7953]

Oh. I’ve missed this.

[@TheQuestionMarkWasEmphasized]

The ending was the icing on the cake.

[@arvidsky]

I had not expected them to mention Bathory (band-artist), but cool!

[@martijn9568]

Oh I missed this series

[@roberthanson995]

It’s about a god damn time this series came back!

[@aaronspray1411]

Do a Dictionary episode of Christopher Columbus! Would love to see how you weight his achievements as a navigator against his brutal tenor as a governor !

[@luisfelipegoncalves4977]

I know I've been pressuring this one, but I'll still go on with it, T for Terror, for H.P. Lovecraft

[@starkparker16]

These are my favorite TGH videos

[@TimeGhost]

Glad you like them! We're looking forward to finishing off the series

[@lylissmorrinz8361]

So thrilled for the Dicktionary’s return! This one was rather gloomy ahah so amazing to have this little series link us throughout the Time Ghost history, thus remembering « lovely old » times while also looking forward to new eps to come! Awesome work! Thank you! Curious about this decor though... love it!

[@TimeGhost]

Thanks for the support Lyliss! We're glad you're excited for this series return. See you around on the next B2W!

[@lylissmorrinz8361]

@@TimeGhost My pleasure really!

[@peymanmostafaei6963]

Well, she was the inspiration for the main villain of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. A MUST WATCH ANIME MOVIE!

[@sako5751]

8:25 Glorious!

[@RogerFingas]

I’m glad you raised the doubts about Bathory’s guilt.

[@clarvebiker3175]

I was just listening to Bathory... Nice!

[@davidmarsden9800]

There was a 1960's British Hammer House of Horror film which used her story as it's basis. From the time of vivid colour and plenty of ketchup type blood school of film.

[@AeciusthePhilosopher]

N is for Nutmeg - Jan Pieterszoon Coen would be an interesting figure for these.

[@SinisaSpasojevic]

Josip Broz Tito. Because someone has to do it. Aside from many other reasons: he had a great all-year-around resort island on Adriatic sea (Goli Otok), where you could go whenever his secret police would give you a free ticket to. Also, there's a rumor that one of his close associates made a joke to him ("Tito you're a good guy, too bad you are a Croat") which he didn't take well. Week later that associate was found dead, car crashed into a tree - road was flat, no curves, no other vehicles, in a middle of nowhere, and no other trees around except the one he hit. What a bad luck!

[@Phoenix-ej2sh]

Woo! Glad to see this series going again!

[@johnanth]

The skull on the table is absolutely cursed, but the chair parrot brings a nice karma balance.

[@pnutz_2]

sure that's not astrid's piggy bank skull?

[@TimeGhost]

You better believe that it's Schultz - aka Astrid's piggy bank skull...

[@natejohnson856]

Indy your a great story teller

[@MrAagaard]

Lashing out the action, returning the reaction Weak are ripped and torn away Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower Báthory is here to stay [Chorus] Smashing through the boundaries, lunacy has found me Cannot stop the Báthory Pounding out aggression, turns into obsession Cannot kill the Báthory Cannot kill the family, Báthory is found in me Báthory Báthory [Verse 2] Crushing all deceivers, mashing non-believers Never-ending potency Hungry violence-seeker, feeding off the weaker Breeding on insanity [Chorus] Smashing through the boundaries, lunacy has found me Cannot stop the Báthory Pounding out aggression, turns into obsession Cannot kill the Báthory Cannot kill the family, battery is found in me Báthory, Báthory [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing Powerhouse of energy Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry We create the Báthory [Chorus] Smashing through the boundaries, lunacy has found me Cannot stop the Báthory Pounding out aggression, turns into obsession Cannot kill the Báthory Cannot kill the family, battery is found in me Báthory, Báthory Báthory, Báthory

[@galloe8933]

Remember 20 years ago when Diablo 2 came out? Her simile was part of that game. Good treasure!

[@Valdagast]

And then she became a vampire. Maybe the "dark man" who taught her Satanism was actually Dracula...

[@cookingonthecheapcheap6921]

The Turks butchered him after he lost in battle, I dont think even Vampires survive dismemberment lol. But a creepy thought all the same.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

@@cookingonthecheapcheap6921 depends on who tells the vampire story... putting even his ashes back into his coffin with "earth from his home" and pouring blood over it CAN restore a "dead vampire" to live in some of the variants...

[@joshuasill1141]

Tough one. There are circumstances like Mattias owed her a lot of money and that debt was "forgiven" after she was arrested. Not one of the witnesses actually saw anything, they all heard it from someone who heard it from someone. The most damning evidence came from Bathory's servants and their testimonies came during torture. And as Indy discussed, the whole religious and political infighting. And her supposed victims were only found after Bathory was arrested and removed from her castle. Lady Bathory is also credited with helping women in need with gifts of money or food, or with property disputes or in legal matters. However, there are accounts that show she wasn't innocent either. One of the victims found was a young girl that was sent to Bathory to work as a servant. This young girl was found in a cage that was suspended from the ceiling of one of the dungeons and her corpse was in a bad state of decomposition. She was only identified by a bracelet or necklace that her father had given her before she left for the Bathory's. One of the servants arrested with Bathory testified that the young girl was caged by Lady Bathory 2 years prior for punishment after having caught the eye of Lady Bathory's lover while her husband was off fighting the Ottomans, and was forgotten about until being discovered by investigators.

[@terribledemon3033]

History's greatest waifu. Daji is a close second.

[@michimatsch5862]

Uh. That is clear Yanderu territory.

[@roys9882]

I think historic records of Daji will have been mixed up with the myth. Would be great to watch still

[@jimmyyu2184]

This is my time seeing an episode of DicKtionary, and I freakin' love it... Now I have to go and find A to J. =))

[@122ALVARO11]

Well the band Bathory has a song dedicated to her in their third album . Woman of dark desires

[@theonewhoplays3819]

It’s back!

[@JamesTobiasStewart]

Great to see this back again.

[@jonasmejerpedersen4847]

finally the DicKtionary is back!

[@HerrGausF]

For U, please do Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, a lovely Baltic German chap who in the course of the Russian Civil War created a new Khanate in Mongolia and merrily killed thousands until his own troops betrayed him for being too insanely bloodthirsty. To this day he still considered a death god by some of the local Buddhists.

[@TheSlammyman]

I have never heard of her before, great episode!

[@TimeGhost]

Thanks a lot! We're glad you learnt something new :)

[@cwovictor3281]

You know you're hardcore when you have a Ghost song about you.

[@thehorriblebright]

Even more so with the band Bathory named after her. They were one of the most influential bands ever in the extreme end of metal.

[@Soviet_BulleT]

When you have the Godfather of black metal named upon your name

[@swiftfist9329]

man ive missed this series

[@TimeGhost]

So have we!

[@ottovalkamo1]

Me: It's been 84 years... Since the last Dicktionary was out!

[@Biker_Gremling]

Yeah, watching this during dinner was fun.

[@morbo1049]

Love this. Dr Suess would be proud

[@elemperadordemexico]

Great video

[@marinazagrai1623]

I've seen other docs on this monster...but the chanel makes into some hour long movie - how can it be possible to make this correct and concise; you are the one I turn to, apparently!

[@leonardolongolippera7588]

I think you guys missed the chance of doing couple Halloween-history teamed episodes for October

[@thebog11]

Please finish the alphabet! (and do more if you want) This is one of my favorite things that the channel has ever done. And this video has been more popular (by views per week) then the Suez Crisis.

[@TimeGhost]

We're making our way through it now :)

[@DATA-qt3nb]

I missed these! haha

[@Sharpshooter0890]

In Russia we had a serial murderer/torturer of our own - Darya Saltikova (died in 1801), who killed well over a 100 people, but only 38 got proven. She too was from a wealthy influential family, but things got so out of hand that the empress Katherine II had to strip her of her rank and money. Death penalty was replaced with life in a monastery though. Reign of Katherine II was probably the worst time for russian serfs, since "nobility" had pretty much complete control over them. Russia`s "Golden Age" indeed...

[@celticguy197531]

wtf it is back brilliant stuff so is this going to be on going then Indy

[@davidhuber9418]

thank you!

[@TimeGhost]

You are welcome!

[@paulg2380]

IT'S BACK!!!

[@09darknorth]

this is amazing

[@ICHBinCOOLERalsJeman]

7:55 I am not sure how to feel about this

[@TheIfifi]

"Sowing them inside dead horses." What? Uhm.. What?

[@OtterSam]

Indy the DJ, I love it haha

[@nm7358]

It's back!!!

[@TimeGhost]

Feels good to be back!

[@freelanceminion7396]

I don't want to write off the possibility of any human's inhumanity to another human, but I have to be skeptical of ANY sort or stories like this about powerful women in pre-modern times, even when there are claims "witnesses" and people who claim to have caught her. It just seems there is still room for people who were her enemies to claim things and then threaten anyone who would defend her from coming forward. But in 2000 I did help someone who made a short film about her. Actually shot it in the former Desilu studios in Hollywood. Not sure it was ever released anywhere.

[@johanneshstrup4898]

I miss the fireworks at the end of the video... ❤️🙏

[@hoangkimviet8545]

It would be very reasonable to watch this video again on Halloween Day.

[@solarisengineering15]

My idea: V is for Vergeltungswaffe - Wernher von Braun

[@submarineinthesky8946]

I didn't even know this existed

[@Kubinda12345]

There's an interesting movie from 2018 called "Bathory" about her which follows the political conspiracy theory.

[@davidbrennan660]

Welcome back.

[@TimeGhost]

Glad to be back!

[@Tetragrammaton22]

You know what they say, the family that tortures together... I think Diablo 2 mini-boss The Countess was based on this woman.

[@bluehairedgirlstudio]

It has finally happened. I am pleased ^_^

[@drzarkov39]

Please do an episode on Saint Olga of Kiev, who murdered over 5000 people.

[@Numorfutinca]

We also have a great Venom song

[@ThrowawayModeller]

I can see the influence of Sunday Baseball ;D

[@lisakeitel3957]

P for Papa "Doc" Duvalier.

[@iuutg]

There's also a good song about her Countess Bathory by Venon, please do give em a listen