Born in the 15th century in the tiny kingdom of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler instituted a reign of terror unseen in the annals of European history. A despot in his own time and a monster long after his death, this Wallachian warlord set a new standard for violence and oppression. While the rest of Europe was on the verge of a renaissance, the looming threat of Muslim invasion from the Ottoman Empire transformed this murderous tyrant into a defender of Christendom and a hero of the faithful. Years later his death is still a mystery, and interest in his life and times are more popular than ever. On this episode we discuss Vlad Dracula, the Impaler Lord.
BPA S02E04: Sporting Hill: Robert E. Lee's High Water Mark
BPA S02E03: Washington's Blunder: The Battle of Brandywine, 1777
BPA S02E02: The Burning of Hannastown: Frontier Apocalypse
BPA S02E01: The Whiskey Rebellion
BPA S01E08: The Philadelphia Nativist Riots
BPA S01E07: Escape from Gettysburg, the Battle of Monterey Pass
BPA S01E06: The Heroes of Flight 93, September 11th, 2001
BPA S01E05: The Burning of Chambersburg, Civil War
BPA S01E04: The Siege of Fort Mifflin, American Revolution
BPA S01E03: Flames Beyond Gettysburg: The Burning of the Columbia Bridge, Civil War
BPA S01E02: The Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812
BPA S01E01: JEB Stuart and the Battle of Hanover, 1863
S06E11: The German Coast Uprising: America's Largest Slave Revolt
S06E10: Tecumseh and the Battle of Tippecanoe
EMERGENCY EPISODE: So, About Those Statues...
S06E09: The Haitian Revolution: A Whole New World
S06E08: Fries' Hot Water Rebellion: John Adams and the End of Big Government in Early America
S06E07: The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington's Last Ride
S06E06: Shays' Rebellion
S06E05: New York's Slave Rebellions of 1712 and 1741
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