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Robert sits down with Jack O'Brien to talk about how the life of a Transylvanian prince turned into the story of Dracula. (1 part) Sources: https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/the - origins - of - dracula - vlad - the - impaler/ https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history - and civilisation/2023/03/is - the - shamrock - a - myth - the - truth - behind - 5 - st patricks - day - symbols https://mythology.net/mythical - creatures/vampire/ https://theconversation.com/vampire - myths - originated - with - a - real - blood disorder - 140830 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/vampire - disease - origins https://news.virginia.edu/content/how - spread - disease - juiced - lore vampires - pandemic - proportions https://www.livescience.com/24374 - vampires - real - history.html https://theconversation.com/americas - first - vampire - was - black - and - revolutionary - its - time - to remember - him - 149044 https://news.virginia.edu/content/more - disease - dracula - how - vampire myth - was - born - 0 https://www.amazon.com/Vampire-New-History-Nick-Groom/dp/0300232233 https://www.amazon.com/Vlad-Impaler-Search-Real-Dracula/dp/0750929650 https://www.amazon.com/Vlad-III-Dracula-Times-Historical/dp/159211038X/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_3/137-0258767-1043075?pd_rd_w=HwU7a&content-id=amzn1.sym.116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_p=116f529c-aa4d-4763-b2b6-4d614ec7dc00&pf_rd_r=HVFTK1DHS8NQH2E5J7BG&pd_rd_wg=d6J4W&pd_rd_r=2de9f88d-7743-4f92-8c69-f8f7a740d112&pd_rd_i=159211038X&psc=1 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.