Ivan the Terrible and Vlad Dracula: The Lives and Legacies of Medieval Europe's Most Notorious Rulers

Many medieval figures are somewhat shrouded in mystery, due to the scarcity of available sources and to the difficulties posed by the interpretation of historical narratives dating from this period. And even when there is enough documented evidence to put together a sufficiently coherent biographical account, other sources and accounts may emerge that flagrantly contradict the already established and generally accepted historical narrative.

Nowhere is this more evident than in the legacy of ...