Tony Thorne

Countess Dracula: The Life and Times of Elisabeth Bathory, the Blood Countess (1998)

When I began reading this book, and realised that Thorne doesn’t take Báthory’s guilt for granted, I wanted so much not to be convinced by his arguments. The case against her seems so overwhelming, how could it not be true?Nevertheless, could Thorne be right? Is it possible that the charges of wh...