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The story of Vlad the Impaler, or the real "Dracula" is one of early psychological damage, revenge, and betrayal.

Wallachian Prince Vlad III Dracul (the Dragon) had such a fearsome reputation that in later legends, he became a vampire.

Michael the Brave was a Romanian prince who united Moldovia, Wallachia, and Transylvania and revolted against the Ottoman Turks.

The establishment and development of the feudal system in Romania during the medieval period created landowning and peasant classes.

Ottoman Turks exacted tribute from their chosen Romanian leaders despite anti-Ottoman policies until their power declined in the 19th century.

Most students cannot identify significant geographic locations relevant to their own history yet they are expected to know global sites.

In 1848, several revolutions broke out in Europe as despotic rulers were confronted with popular demands for liberal constitutions and more democratic government.

What kind of vampires glow in the sunlight, come out in the daytime, don't sleep in a coffin, are unaffected by crosses and garlic, and have sworn off human blood?

In the 18th century, Rigas Feraios drafted the first constitutional text of south-eastern Europe and envisaged a multinational and multicultural Republic in the Balkans.

The World Heritage Lists sites with outstanding universal value. Seven Sites are in Romania. Following are outstanding significant historic places in Romania.

Birthday, anniversary, special occasion? Discover what other noteworthy occasions also took place on this day in history, May 10th.

At the beginning of the 19th Century, before Bram Stoker penned Dracula, the first vampire story took shape in a vacation home in Switzerland, along with Frankenstein.

The Crimean War shattered the European order crafted by Prince Metternich in 1815 and resulted in new alliances that altered the European balance of power.

The Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dynasty ruled Romania through the reigns of King Carol I, King Ferdinand I, King Carol II, and the split reign of King Michael I.

Dracula, the evil Transylvanian vampire count from Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula, is one of literature's all-time greatest villains. How did he supposedly die?

Whether in books, television or film, the vampire has always been associated with the forbidden and the sexual. Here's how it all started.