The Daily Mail ran an article the other week that began with the line ‘Dracula was on to something’.
And, once having read the title of that article – The vampire treatment that ‘rejuvenates’ ageing hearts – the inference should be obvious to all.
The actual article its self, is about how Scientists have used a dose of young blood to rejuvenate ageing hearts… Not that this is a new discovery, albeit the Daily Mail would have you believe it is.
And, that aside, I would imagine that the Daily Mail intend – in all probability – the reference to Dracula to be nothing more than a light hearted way to start the article.
However, as soon as I read that first line, I immediately made a connection with a darker side to it.
You see, Dracula was actually based on the very real Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, AKA Vlad the Impaler, who was a member of the House of Drăculești, who are a branch of the House of Basarab, also known by the hispatronymic name: Dracula. Source
Bit like a fucking history lesson this, isn’t it? Full story...
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And, once having read the title of that article – The vampire treatment that ‘rejuvenates’ ageing hearts – the inference should be obvious to all.
The actual article its self, is about how Scientists have used a dose of young blood to rejuvenate ageing hearts… Not that this is a new discovery, albeit the Daily Mail would have you believe it is.
And, that aside, I would imagine that the Daily Mail intend – in all probability – the reference to Dracula to be nothing more than a light hearted way to start the article.
However, as soon as I read that first line, I immediately made a connection with a darker side to it.
You see, Dracula was actually based on the very real Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, AKA Vlad the Impaler, who was a member of the House of Drăculești, who are a branch of the House of Basarab, also known by the hispatronymic name: Dracula. Source
Bit like a fucking history lesson this, isn’t it? Full story...
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