Vlad the Impaler: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: History Today - Dracula: Fact, Legend and Fiction. Nov 13, 2026
Add new Web site: History Ireland - The historical Dracula: monster or Machiavellian prince? May 22, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
Add new Web site: NBC News - Vlad the Impaler: The real Dracula was absolutely vicious. Oct 28, 2025
Article revised. Jun 27, 2025
Added cross-reference to Vlad II Dracul. Jun 24, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Psycho-biographical considerations about Vlad the Impaler also known as Dracula (PDF). Feb 05, 2025
Add new Web site: KU Research Commons - The Tomb of Vlad Tepes (PDF). Oct 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Military.com - The Insane Way Vlad the Impaler Turned Back an Enemy Army. Sep 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Weapons and Warfare - Dracula�s Armies. Jul 29, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - The Origins of Dracula: Vlad the Impaler. May 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula? Aug 18, 2022
Expanded on his dealings with Matthias I of Hungary. Jan 05, 2021
Corrected display issue. Oct 17, 2018
Add new Web site: The Museum of Unnatural Mystery - Real Dracula: Vlad the Impaler. Oct 15, 2018
Add new Web site: LiveScience - The Real Dracula: Vlad the Impaler. Nov 04, 2016
Changed article title from Vlad III to Vlad the Impaler. Nov 04, 2016
Media added. Oct 20, 2015
Added Romanian rendering of his full name. Aug 24, 2015
New article added. Feb 10, 2009
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