Royal & Noble Serial Killers

Royal & Noble Serial Killers - Female

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History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday

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Today about 85% of all serial killers are male. On the rare occasions when a woman commits murder, it is far more shocking to society. But history reveals a handful of femme fatals who took the lives of others to gain power or even for their own sadistic pleasure. Royal and noble women were particularly well positioned to indulge their evil impulses. Wealth and power gave them nearly limitless freedom to prey on peasants, who in turn had little means of seeking justice. Today we’ll investigate the cases of 5 female aristocratic serial murderers from history:
Anula, Queen of Anuradhapura, ? - 44 BCE
Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian Countess 1560 - 1614
Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer, “La Quintrala”, Spanish & Chilean Noblewoman 1604 - 1665
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@LindsayHoliday Жыл бұрын

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@lenabaines6063 Жыл бұрын

Sorry can't listen to this awful voice

@rosiesrandomtreasures1014 11 ай бұрын

☠️NOPES☠️

@LSPooo 10 ай бұрын

Did royals have tattoos? There must of been one or two with a tattoo?

@screweverything2215 8 ай бұрын

The fact you parrot the BS that is known to be false, is sickening.

@InfernalBlue-xg5us 2 ай бұрын

You forgot zetian wu!

@sheilalopez3983 Жыл бұрын

Considering that being a woman of royalty didn't protect you from rape or beatings, it's not surprising that women would be angry.

@oliviaa3065 8 ай бұрын

The truth is nobody cares, sadly!!!!

@ShannonRochon Жыл бұрын

It's important to note that there are many who question Elizabeth's guilt because her uncle was covetous of her vast wealth. Many believe he perpetuated/exaggerated her actions to get a hold of her wealth. That includes getting people to falsely testify against her. I personally think the truth lies somewhere in between.

@Fubs_the_queen Жыл бұрын

Was just about to post this! The podcast Astonishing Legends has a great series of episodes discussing her life and possible innocence.

@3katfox Жыл бұрын

Dozens if not hundreds of girls don't just disappear

@ShannonRochon Жыл бұрын

@@3katfox They don't. Peasant lives were not considered something of worth. Literally anyone else could have killed them. Authorities only stepped in when highborn women started going poof. The one girl who was supposedly found alive after Elizabeth was arrested was never even asked what happened to her, as there's no record of her statement. There are people who believe that she was either set up by the Holy Roman Emperor (who owed her a huge debt which was conveniently canceled out after she was arrested) & other nobles wanting to quell her family's power (a scandal like this warranted confiscation of her property, meaning her kids would potentially lose it all and the crown would claim all her wealth, significantly increasing their own purse & power), the person who her husband entrusted her care to (who spearheaded the accusations and who would greatly benefit politically from her disgracement), or that these killings were done by the people accused of being her accomplises. She was not caught red-handed, as so many love to say. She was having dinner when she was arrested. The hundreds of witnesses who spoke against her were second hand accounts. They'd never witnessed anything themselves. The priest who spoke out against her only did so after rumors were already widespread. The servants accused of being her accomplises all confessed under torture, which we know today to be an ineffective means of obtaining truth. All the accusations against her were based on rumors. There isn't one letter of complaint against her, which was the means people used to put in formal complaints at the time. Had the parents of the daughters really been alarmed about her specifically, there should be written complaints. This is why many researchers into her story think the whole thing was just an extremely elaborate plot to take her family down. I'm not sure how much they succeeded in that regard though. Even the story of her being bricked up into a single room has been found to be false, seeing as visiting clergy wrote of her moving freely in the castle. She was more correctly held under House Arrest. Think about it. Peasants were seen as subhuman by many nobles, but nobility were not. Why would a very intelligent, self-sufficient woman who'd been in charge of a vast estate with several locations while her husband was off to war, including needing to set up defense for those estates and caring for wounded soldiers and people, suddenly very stupidly start praying on the daughters of her peers who would actually be missed. It makes very little sense.

@jenynz5334 Жыл бұрын

I think many tales were made up about many people over the centuries. I wonder how much of history is really true.

@ShannonRochon Жыл бұрын

@@jenynz5334 I agree. History is mostly written by the winners. Some of the accounts of her story came years and years later...such as her having conceived a child at 13.

@kisarabanuja3254 Жыл бұрын

As a Sri Lankan, it’s nice to see someone talking about the monarchs of Sri Lanka which not many people know about.

@havanabrown515 Жыл бұрын

@@anastasiathehiphopfairy am I a nicki fan ?? Pull up in the Sri Lanka?wutt?

@idk-mr4hz Жыл бұрын

@@havanabrown515 stoooooopppp 😂😂😂😂

@Norinoone Жыл бұрын

Yaa how are those images related ?

@shashija Жыл бұрын

@@nimnakoralage1954yes. there is no single picture related to Queen Anula here.

@Stormpen2010 Жыл бұрын

I like her videos, but the pronounciation of anula and anuradhapura is sending me 🤣🤣

@AllunaWhispers Жыл бұрын

I think there’s 55% f vs m because usually when men committed these activities they just called it ‘discovering a country’

@DinfarManshad Жыл бұрын

bruh, that is a burn lmao

@SergyMilitaryRankings Жыл бұрын

When women do it it's usually seen as lies or made up by jealous men

@kl9411 Жыл бұрын

The painting that is shown first at 6:00 is actually not Elizabeth! Commonly mistaken for her, this is a portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi, painted by Bronzino! Glad to see my art history degree being put to use lol. ABSOLUTELY LOVE the video!!

@CrystalWitch27 Жыл бұрын

OMG! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who caught that. I'm not an art major but I am a history buff and have always been fascinated by the story of Erzsebet Bathory. But I actually learned about the painting of Lucrezia years ago because it was mentioned in the book "The Wings of the Dove" by Henry James whom I'm a huge fan of. I found out that her painting is often mistaken to be Erzsebet Bathory. I was also surprised to know that Lucrezia was painted by Bronzino who I know very well due to my love of all things Italian. My favorite painting of his is "Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time". 😊❤️

@piotrcz7871 Жыл бұрын

Good eye!

@d.l.l.6578 Жыл бұрын

KL: agreed. 6:05 is absolutely not Bathory.

@tyrant-den884 Жыл бұрын

I can never see the name Lucrezia without hearing Takahata101's Abridged Vincent voice.

@meganmariesnyder5305 Жыл бұрын

One of my majors in college was in Art History as well. Does not surprise me that other Art History peeps are on here. I love seeing the bueatiful paintings 🖼 depicting royal cultures on this channel.

@adak5805 Жыл бұрын

I'll add a case from my own country. Kateřina z Komárova was a Czech noblewoman who is often called "Czech Bathory". Legends say that her first murder was her first love, a young blacksmith who was forced to marry another woman by Kateřina's family. In the 1520s she was left in charge of her husband's household and did those terrible things (which you can't say on youtube) to her maids. She was almost let go but thanks to witnesses from another county she was sentenced to death by starvation. She died in 1534 and what's kinda scary? Her judge died only two days later after her, some even said that she dragged him to hell with her.

@laneyhesse8102 Жыл бұрын

@@genjamescmcconville7294 creepy much 😂🥸😬😬😬

@Rociokirsten Жыл бұрын

😯😳

@user-xw4kr7hu6i 3 ай бұрын

Wow

@StasiA70 3 ай бұрын

Whoa. That's scary. 😳

@putalaweamala7191 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe that Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer appears in one of your videos. She was of German, Amerindian and Spanish descent. She was known to be very violent and it was rumoured that screams could be heard on her plantations. She was a serial killer and a truly miserable human being, but as is often the case, she never paid for her sins. In Chile she is very well known and there was even a soap opera starring Raquel Argandoña about her and you can still visit places that were owned by her.

@pamelafernandezdelareguera4893 Жыл бұрын

And the image she used to portray La Quintrala is that of the TV series advertising. That face is the actor's and not Catalina's.

@melmel4712 Жыл бұрын

@@genjamescmcconville7294 👎🏼

@putalaweamala7191 Жыл бұрын

@@pamelafernandezdelareguera4893 Yees, and you can even see TVN's logo :D

@mangot589 Жыл бұрын

Well, can’t have heard of everyone🤷‍♀️ I’ve never heard of her.

@monzackmyrkur Жыл бұрын

2 soap operas in chilean tv. And in the pictures you can actually see Raquel argandoña

@libbynone6546 Жыл бұрын

About Bathory. I was in her castle, and the historian said that bathing in victims' blood is not physically possible. Maybe she mixed blood with water, but she could not bath entirely in it.

@goldenrosie Жыл бұрын

Just the thought of someone bathing in blood gives me the hibbie jubbies! 😖

@AstarionWifey Жыл бұрын

@@goldenrosie ikr? The diseases…

@conclavecabal.h0rriphic Жыл бұрын

Makes sense…considering how quickly a basin of pure blood would start to congeal, she’d have to add something to keep it fluid like in order to have a bath in the stuff. If anyone had access and knowledge to anticoagulants in medieval Transylvania, it would absolutely have been the Countess lol

@dalestaley5637 Жыл бұрын

3.5 - 4 L blood in average women. A couple of women could supply a bath. Bathtubs weren't huge then. Water had to be heated, carried for a bath.

@SahiPie Жыл бұрын

@@dalestaley5637 It wasn’t volume that they are talking about..

@stuffedninja1337 Жыл бұрын

I remember hearing that a big reason that most "modern" serial killers (meaning since around the time the term was coined) are male, is because the traits used to define a 'serial killer' were found by studying men. IIRC, the people initially studied by the FBI were all male, and as a result, female serial killers are harder to identify. in addition, most female serial killers tend to use more discreet methods (poisoning, for example) or go after victims that wouldn't be looked at as 'victims' (such as a nurse targeting elderly people). as a result, they tend to go unnoticed for much, MUCH longer, and it's completely possible that there were some that were never found out.

@strange144 Жыл бұрын

If that were true, we'd have similar amounts of male and female murderers these days (with advancement in DNA, in most first world countries the majority of murders gets solved relatively quickly). But it's still mostly men. You're right that poisonings are more difficult to even detect, let alone find the responsible party but it's not as if men never use poison/it's not available to them. Considering it holds true that men globally are more likely to murder someone, regardless of culture, religion or creed, it's probably just that men are naturally more aggressive than women. Unless you're arguing that it used to be women but something changed and now it's men... it's probably that back then, it was much easier to also just pin things on women (in addition to the real female murderers of course) and it was just more salacious to read about female murderers, so we have more sources about that than about random old randy who murdered his third woman after raping her.

@christyb2912 Жыл бұрын

@@strange144 Well said

@EuleMiyu Жыл бұрын

I agree they could be lot more female killers that go unnotice especially if the victims are random. Women rarely use physical violence and/or abuse to kill there victims and the one that do become famous.

@EuleMiyu Жыл бұрын

@@strange144 I would say people are more fascinating and more willing to make excuses for female killers, because many believe is not in a women nature as a life giver to take one's life so very similar to victim blaming we try to find a valid reason why they did what they did. But I get where you coming from it could very well be that someone of the women back then especially with weak to no evidence where innocent and where perhaps framed by man or even other women of crimes they never committed.

@BabarazziPhotos Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was going to say! I agree 💯 %!! I think female serial killers nowadays just go unnoticed 🤪

@AliSakurai Жыл бұрын

I'm genuinely suprised you didn't add Queen ranavalona of Madagascar in this video. She puts Elizabeth bathery to shame when it comes to bloodshed.

@Limegreenedragon Жыл бұрын

Maybe it's because she isn't as well known as Elizabeth

@Lauren.E.O Жыл бұрын

It might be that most of her kills were done by those serving her (under her orders). Bathory was similar, but she was also believed to play a more active role at times.

@sqseq1237 Жыл бұрын

@@Lauren.E.O Add Bloody Mary too

@abhilashasingh672 Жыл бұрын

That's true even I was expecting her n bloody Mary!!!

@israelizzyyarrashamiaak766 Жыл бұрын

@@sqseq1237 less than 300 Protestants killed under blood Mary. Nearly 900 Catholics killed by her sister . Bloody Elizabeth is every bit as accurate as Bloody Mary. More so by numbers . Look it up. Bloody Mary is an awful moniker and not deserving at all. Her father Henry Tudor slaughter thousands and his Boleyn daughter was working her to a thousand meanwhile mary was at 256 ( just googled for the answer ) also says some say as many as 300. Soooooo it seems a ridiculous moniker given the disgusting relatives she had 🤷🏻‍♀️ Elizabeth is still this beloved Queen but she wasn’t a virgin she wasn’t even a Christian and she killed people who got in her way routinely as well as hundreds of Catholics.

@shishyathwa Жыл бұрын

Im a Sri Lankan. Non of these paintings represents Queen Anula. Painting of the naked individual girl found on the rock palace of Sigiriya. It was built by king Kashyapa during the 5th century. Girl might be one of his wives or daughters. The girl traveling with a man is an Indian princess Hemamala and her husband Dantha. They fled to Sri Lanka during the 3rd century with the Tooth Relic of the Lord Buddha; once their father died in battle. The Relic still at Kandy and worshipped by Sri Lankans. But the painting is at the Kelaniya temple. No one wants to build status for Queen Anula except herself. She wanted to rule the country by putting puppets on throne. But once they try to be an independent king she killed them and put someone else in throne. She did it because she had lots of pressure from monks and foreign kings. After making several puppet kings she decided to wear the throne herself. People never wanted a female king and gathered to dismissed her.

@karikiiiks6880 Жыл бұрын

Elizabeth bathory is also likely fictional story. The guy sent to investigate her by the king was her cousin who stood to inherit her wealth, should she be guilty. The king also owed the bathory family a ton of money, which would be a forgiven debt, should her cousin inherit. A rich widow was likely an easy target.

@SergyMilitaryRankings Жыл бұрын

Evidence says otherwise

@sylasgirl Жыл бұрын

There wasn’t any evidence. It was second hand ‘evidence’ and evidence obtained under torture. In the medieval period it was quite common for these kind of false accusations to take place in order to remove a person from power. Similarly the witch trials were for reasons that had nothing to do with actual sorcery. Scholars now generally believe she was innocent and her trial was purely political.

@KL-ki8db 8 ай бұрын

Many things said about her are exaggerated, but there is no denying that she was a serial killer where the number is still substantial.

@karikiiiks6880 8 ай бұрын

@@KL-ki8db but that`s exactly it. The numbers are completely made up

@SisterSanMiguel 6 ай бұрын

Idk dawg they kind of desecrated her grave out of anger

@user-mr4cs3do5j Жыл бұрын

I am actually related to La Quintrala, she was my great great great great great aunt 😓 so it’s quite harrowing to know her and her father were related to me. Her father was a general that collected slaves who were the natives of Chile. So it doesn’t surprise me that she also turned out to be a monster.

@arganlumens7117 Жыл бұрын

I feel really bad for you and your parents

@simoneanne01 Жыл бұрын

You can't choose your family. At least you have an interesting story to tell at parties. 😊

@rebekahsweatman2607 9 ай бұрын

@@simoneanne01 an interesting story and a good warning to people to NOT come after them or their family. I mean,I'd hesitate to cross them in a mistreatment way knowing that.

@arianatrifonova5651 7 ай бұрын

The whole planet is a huge graveyard. Every day we make choices that k*ll others - like buying food that isn't local, using batteries, gasoline, etc. You have no reason to feel bad. We are all murderers - Destroyers of Earth. It is in our nature.

@Weeeewriter Жыл бұрын

When you're a noble female back then, your life was often controlled by one male or another. So with a lot of money at your disposal, bored, nuts, and wanting control over what happens to you, I think they went the dark route.

@PungiFungi Жыл бұрын

In Bathory’s case, her husband was at war for much of their marriage so she was left to her own devices a lot of the time… and was left to fend for herself…. maintaining and defending her vast estates and numerous castles. Some people would see the lack of control had her indulge in whatever she wanted with impunity.

@KhalideKashmiri Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video as always. I personally also tend to lean towards "exaggeration of women's cruelty/madness to claim their wealth for themselves" theory, as if it wasn't the case with Juana of castille or other female heiresses.

@CherryFairy02 Жыл бұрын

The fact that a lot of the modern art you showed was vaguely horny is a pretty good testament as to how society likes to portray these women. If we can't have more tactful portrayals of serial killers, we at least need to even the playing field with slightly horny fanart of Gilles de Rais or something.

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@PungiFungi Жыл бұрын

@@genjamescmcconville7294 if you lose your weapon during active duty, have the military get you a new one.

@kseniabutakova9491 Жыл бұрын

Horny fan art of Vlad Dracula?

@TiffWaffles Жыл бұрын

There actually is horny fanart of Gilles de Rais. He has a fan group. I don't recommend searching it up. The art is terrible. Even though he's not a serial killer, I even found porny fanart of Louis XVI. He's also got a fanbase around him that like to replace Marie Antoinette with themselves. Don't ask me how I found out about any of this. I am still too traumatised about it all.

@kevinjames2118 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Lady Gaga’s character “The Countess” in American Horror Story: Hotel, was lnspired by Elizabeth Bathory!

@thisisthis9006 Жыл бұрын

2:50 Sorry to nitpick but This isn't a picture of Queen Anula. This is a painting of prince Danta and Princess Hemamala when they brought the sacred tooth relic to Sri Lanka.

@amayaweerasinghe7848 Жыл бұрын

And the first picture is from Sigiriya .

@leighnisbett9691 Жыл бұрын

It could have been the inbreeding of the noble and royal families that causes the insanity in some of these people and in some of the others it could have been how they were bought up or treated by their relatives ,spouses or how their lovers treated them that could have driven them over the edge .

@est9949 Жыл бұрын

Ikr, that french lady, for example, was systematically oppressed, taken advantage of, and ripped off by her own father, husband, and brothers respectively. The law gave her no rights to challenge these men in her family. As they say, do not drive people into the corner or they might do unthinkable things back in return. The only people I feel bad for are her servants and the poor who were innocent. And if the story went as told here then unlike most other serial killer stories she didn't just kill these people for pleasure.

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@annafirth6738 Жыл бұрын

And being spoiled without having serious risk of consequences probably doesn't help

@selinakyle_ Жыл бұрын

Delphine LaLaurie should also be added to this list. She was one who got away with her crimes and never paid for it.

@TiffWaffles Жыл бұрын

I first heard about Delphine LaLaurie through ghost stories in books. Those gave me nightmares with how descriptive they were and then when I found out she was a real person and she did what she was guilty of, it made me feel worse. LaLaurie is the stuff of nightmares.

@KL-ki8db 8 ай бұрын

I am curious though if she counts as a noblewoman as she was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. The US didn't have nobility on count of the break from Great Britain.

@meeeka 8 ай бұрын

Well, Nick Cage bought the LaLaurie house after Katrina, for a large price and renovated it. Since then he's been unable to sell it because --supposedly--once buyers learn who the Mme. LaLaurie was, no one wants to touch it.

@ChemGirlLiberal Жыл бұрын

I would question the story about Anula if only because it seems beyond belief that she could repeat the process of poisoning a replacing people so many times. One would think by number 3 or 4 the guy would be suspicious especially given how short a time span this was.

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@anubratabit3027 Жыл бұрын

2:03 This picture depicts the Buddha returning to Kapilavastu after receiving enlightenment at Gaya, where he is greeted by his wife & sons, not any royal family.

@glovaldebenito Жыл бұрын

Im Chilean and love your videos, Lindsay!!! And started this one and thought: “oh, women like La Quintrala” haha and was happily surprised that she made it to the list given that this kind of videos in English tend to ignore Latin America.. as a Chilean I appreciate it!!

@Replicaate Жыл бұрын

I wonder how much of Elizabeth Bathory's legend was mixed up with the vampire mythologies of eastern Europe that was codfied in fiction in Dracula? I mean, missing maidens, blood as a cure for sickness or a 'curse', the solitary noble ensconced in a gloomy castle, its all there.

@alessaapathy Жыл бұрын

It was more prominent for women to be serial killers back then because they had no real power in anything. Not over their bodies, their lives, who they marry or where they live. I imagine finally feeling power and control like that over someone else would be addicting.

@gingerkid1048 Жыл бұрын

I just have a hard time believing accusations against rich, powerful women whose only witnesses tell tales of depravity under torture by those who stand to earn from those women being taken down.

@katies3338 Жыл бұрын

"History is written by the victors" strikes again

@nobodysbaby5048 Жыл бұрын

Careful kid, your brains are showing.🤗

@nelsonsiller Жыл бұрын

I agree! I the case of Elizabeth Bathory, I feel that they faked those killings so that her land and wealth could be stolen from her. She was vulnerable since her husband passed away.

@isixqueenxofxmadness Жыл бұрын

Very good point. It's too common to see history smear women with accusations just to undermine their authority and overall image because they weren't "proper women" taking power. Reminds me of business owners in medieval and renaisance times who were accused of witchcraft for being more succesful than men. Or examples like Nefertiti (ancient egipt queen) who was erased from official records after her death, and we only came to know of her because of alternative sources. I partcularly like that legend of a female Pope that's never confirmed to have existed because supposedly any records that told of her were destroyed by the church.

@PungiFungi Жыл бұрын

There were complaints made against Bathory by the clergy for years and those who were tortured were her immediate accomplices. I see people today cannot handle the fact that women in power can abuse their position as readily as the men.

@kia_jones5-17 Жыл бұрын

Loved this on the podcast, tuning in again because I love all the paintings/visuals added in ☺️

@RobinLynnGriffith Жыл бұрын

I have to tell you I'm in an RV on the road and I always immediately download your videos so I can watch them in places where I don't have Wi-Fi thank you thank you thank you 🤩

@Phlowermom Жыл бұрын

I wish these were longer, I know there's content out there! Thank you very much!

@josebucio8673 Жыл бұрын

This account is to die for 🤞🏽 you are my favorite whenever you post thanks for keeping history alive !

@desubysnusnu Жыл бұрын

Catherine the great was SAVAGE for that imprisonment of the last murderer. Death is just an easy out for some people. Humiliations & emotional/mental torture seems more fitting for these murderers.

@nobodysbaby5048 Жыл бұрын

Ahhh, but then YOU become the monster. " Beware when you look into the abyss, for it has also looked into you."

@isaibanez Жыл бұрын

I'm so infinitely amused that you used Raquel Argandoña's Quintrala! This is the best way to start the week!!!! :D

@lenocturnefan4258 Жыл бұрын

I'm chilean and here I've always heard that La Quintrala was a horrible woman and usually most people also believe she was also a witch (Many in her time thought that her incan grandmother taught her and her aunt witchcraft). Her figure is surrounded by a lot of myths and mysticism, there's even the story that she owned the Cristo de Mayo statue (look that statue up, its super creepy and it still is in the Iglesia de los Agustinos) and that one time, Catalina felt he was looking grimly (is that a word?) her for her crimes and she threw the statue out of her window, where a priest later found it and brought it to the church where it still remains. Now that statue itself is super mythized because people think that if you don't take it to a procession outside the church during May then there will be a terrible earthquake soon. This myth originated in 1647, where an earthquake destroyed the Iglesia de los Agustinos and the only thing that was left of the church was the Cristo de Mayo statue and the wall where it was.

@isaibanez Жыл бұрын

*Note about Cristo de Mayo: the thorn crown somehow slid down Jesus' neck (it's not clear if it was due to the defenestration or the 1647 earthquake) and the myth says that if you try to pull it up to it's rightful place, the ground starts shaking!

@frankiebelle Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video as always. Learning about the worst and best parts of humanity throughout history is always so fascinating. Thank you for such an informative video

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@RyeKoo Жыл бұрын

Waiting for this bit for a while, Ranavalona I of Madagascar might be deserving for a seat here as well though.

@lot_tie Жыл бұрын

I support

@JillyDoom666 Жыл бұрын

I agree

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@DavidSwe Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was thinking that she would be in the video when it was announced

@Itzduhhistorygirl Жыл бұрын

Lindsey holiday thank you for doing Elizabeth bathory I was always fascinated with her history and some people said that she and vlad the impaler were real life vampires.

@JillyDoom666 Жыл бұрын

People have also claimed those two were related somehow, as well.

@algini12 Жыл бұрын

@@JillyDoom666 That wouldn't be a surprise. Most of the royalty and nobility of Europe, were related in some way or another.

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

@@JillyDoom666 .Hi I'm Gen James McConville from Quincy, Massachusetts, I'm here to seek for a friendship hope you don't mind ?

@kenna163 Жыл бұрын

Very doubtful she bathed in their blood since blood would have gotten to thick to do so. And the amount to fill a bathtub ...

@mapatterson173 Жыл бұрын

The Institute of Human Anatomy had an interesting video, __Inside the Brain of a Psychopath__, in which they discuss the physiological and psychological aspects of psychopathy and sociopathy and the differences therein. Of course, when we mention the number of “noble" women who were serial killers, we ignore the number of "noble" men who tortured, maimed, and killed untold numbers of humans throughout history. For these individuals, it was a matter of what was acceptable at the time. Some were brilliant and ruthless leaders, while others just liked to kill. Women who were ruthless killers kind of stand out. It’s an interesting and complex situation, with no clear answers.

@janclark1795 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your programs. Knowledgeable and interesting. Keep them coming 😊

@WCove99 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating! I had no clue of most of this. Thank you for making history fascinating!

@lauraalice24 Жыл бұрын

Was waiting for a video😍 realised I’ve watched every single one multiple times😅 thank you for amazing content! X

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@delreybaby Жыл бұрын

this is already one of your best videos and i’m at the sponsor.

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@MonteCarey 7 ай бұрын

Paula Allmand here again: I must applaud your pronunciation of the names of most of these people of history. I think you have the best at pronouncing the names of everyone you talk about in your videos. I am one of those people who wish to hear the names pronounced correctly in the way that all people should no matter what country. I think anyone from another country who listens to your videos would be so happy to hear their languages the way they are meant to be heard! Thank you for all you do. Well done girl!!!

@elisebrodeur-jacobs5215 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to your videos always! Love you miss Lindsay Holliday!

@MedusaLegend Жыл бұрын

Now considering the countess Bathory, many historians start to think she wasn’t a bloody serial killer, but that she was framed. Her accusers had a lot of interest in getting rid of her. She was powerful and was a thorn in the side of the king. So there might have been a plot thrown against her, fake testimonies and fake rumors spreads in order to seize her lands and getting rid of a huge support to the king’s opponents.

@mth06834 Жыл бұрын

Woohoo!! Nice upload Lindsey!

@arianarodrigues6874 Жыл бұрын

That was the best ad plug I’ve seen someone do

@BoyProdigyX Жыл бұрын

Such a cool topic for this channel! Much darker than usual, but done with the usual kindly voice, it still fits perfectly. haha Serial killers in general, but especially the non-poisoning, female ones have always fascinated me. 4/5 of these were new to me, so THANKS!!

@LeahWalentosky Жыл бұрын

I was talking about this with my friend, women aren’t expected so there could be more. Same with POC serial killers as most will kill with in their race so their victims aren’t given too much thought

@wintyforever Жыл бұрын

I started listening to Lindsay in order to stop my true crime obsession and yet here we are lol

@lmurphy2203 Жыл бұрын

Throughoutthis whole episode i cant help but whisper to myself "Aqua tofana"

@lindadenneypu6315 Жыл бұрын

Me to

@melissasaint3283 Жыл бұрын

Why were there more female noble serial killers than male? My best guess: Because we're mainly counting covert or unsanctioned killings as "serial killers"... and male nobility were more likely to hold hard power that enabled them to officially kill.

@g.d.tharanga3712 Жыл бұрын

Just FYI, non of the pictures depicted, were of Queen Anula. The fist is a wife of King Kashyapa and the rest were pictures from Kalaniya temple, which depicts the story of how Buddhism arrived in Sri Lanka (except for the lady getting burned, which is most probably from India). The statue is of Godess Thara.

@algini12 Жыл бұрын

I had thought you will some day run out of noble and royal women existing or doing interesting stuff, Lindsay. But now I'm beginning to think you never will.

@lyricaldeceit Жыл бұрын

Another one I'd love to bring up is Dame Alice Kyteler. Born in 1263, she ( most likely ) poisoned her 4 husbands, and was accused of various crimes involving witchcraft. She is the first person to ever be condemned for witchcraft in Ireland, and her servant, Petronilla de Meath, confessed to heretical crimes she claims her, Alice & other nobles did. Alice fled during her persecution to either England or Flanders, and was never heard from again.

@Hendrik_McSims Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised Wu Zetian isn't in this video. I know several murders may have been fabricated but she was most likely still responsible for multiple deaths which made is possible for to become and remain Empress.

@Genevieve1023 Жыл бұрын

I see your point, but there's a difference between a serial killer and someone who kills to get or stay in power.

@patriciaramirez2982 Жыл бұрын

heyyy loved the upload really interesting topic!!! have you thought about making a video on empress and emperor sisi and franz joseph from austria?? i’ve been seeing it in the new netflix show and their story is quite interesting

@CrossCalipso Жыл бұрын

First time I’ve been this early! Love your videos so much! :3

@HelloKittyfouronesix Жыл бұрын

A video I didn't even know I wanted!! Thank you for making such fantastic videos that are so interesting!

@Anvilcjl Жыл бұрын

The painting you use for Bathory is actually Lucrezia Panciatichi by Bronzino. Not sure why stock photo sites and Etsy shops insist on mislabeling the painting , probably because there are no masterfully done paintings to be had.

@chels100 Жыл бұрын

5:36 YOUR DOG IS SO CUTE OML

@lexiwexiwoo Жыл бұрын

I think there's a lot to say for the genetic components we know happen from roalty but also the power being there to step in, easily covering things up as long as possible.

@spongebobcookieh Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that you try your best to pronounce names and places in the original language. 🙂

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@juliadreamer8327 Жыл бұрын

I guess I thought you would give more balance to your discussion of Bathory, like you did with Gilles in the male video. seems to me that it's much more likely they made it all up to remove her from holding so much wealth and land, than that she was the most depraved person to ever exist.

@PungiFungi Жыл бұрын

One also wondered about Caligula. Was he really as crazy as portrayed ?

@deboralee1623 Жыл бұрын

"...she opened...a finishing school..." (9:56-10:00) the students were finished. finished _off_, that is! [Crypt Keeper laugh goes here]

@Exorsizzle Жыл бұрын

Hi i watch your content before bed and its been helping me calm down lately, just wanted to say thank you (i recognize this an odd video to say this on lmao)

@CatalinaOliva-uu7xu 4 ай бұрын

Omg!! My mami named me after La Quintrala! My family is Chilean, this was so fun to see outside of Chilean media! Thank you (:

@ErikaPEACEthruMusic Жыл бұрын

Just wanna say I love your content and channel ✌️🙂

@kelsey4032 Жыл бұрын

I remember reading about Elizabeth Bathory as a kid. Still gives me the chills

@hayliedlr Жыл бұрын

Have you read the book 'The Countess'? So good

@kelsey4032 Жыл бұрын

@@hayliedlr I haven't, I'll look into it thanks!

@chykim1 Жыл бұрын

I so love how you make sure to pronounce such difficult names correctly 💕

@anubratabit3027 Жыл бұрын

Pardon me but her pronunciations of South Asian names are cringeworthy.

@fvnaticbychoice Жыл бұрын

@@anubratabit3027 i’d like to think she’s trying her best

@chykim1 Жыл бұрын

@@anubratabit3027 shut up!! She's doing the best she can!!

@KL-ki8db 8 ай бұрын

@@anubratabit3027 You try speaking names in a foreign language perfectly. You would sound just as cringeworthy as the natives of that country.

@LaLaLaAllDayLong Жыл бұрын

One of your best videos so far

@dariammj2184 Жыл бұрын

Putting the tea in tea time

@PerfectlyImperfect93 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lindsay!😍 Elizabeth Bathory!❤

@deboralee1623 Жыл бұрын

"...where the executioner shaved her head, and then removed it entirely..." (19:50-19:54) !what a way with words!

@tinak.356 3 ай бұрын

I just bought the stainless Steel coffee mug. Very cool!!

@Isrjisoneavalable Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure if Queen Anula can really be counted as a serial killer, at least not in the traditional sense. She married and killed the king(s) to gain and maintain power. So did Cleopatra and a fair few other kings and Queens.

@yamil.343 Жыл бұрын

Didn’t know this. Very interesting. Thanks 😊

@michellebruce5092 Жыл бұрын

Great history video and interesting

@Paqui-pw5vp Ай бұрын

I adore your channel, I spent hours listening and watching while working on my phd. This is the first or second mention of my country in your essays so yaay! (though this is a very nasty one hehe)

@rasanjalee_m Жыл бұрын

Yes there was an evil queen/serial killer named Anula in Sri Lankan History but the names and most of other details and paintings here are wrong. But appreciate this, its great to see people have heard about Sri Lankan monarchy.

@IamSnowbird Жыл бұрын

Hi. I love your channel. . I just subscribed to the podcast. Are the shows the same as on YT or do you add additional information.

@Blakiedoo Жыл бұрын

maybe im just rlly high but that transition into incogni was so smooth i literally didnt see that coming until she mentioned identity theft

@rebeccawood122 Жыл бұрын

Male nobles who kill by ordering people executed or assassinated, or kill by the sword aren't called serial killers.

@MessedUpZucchini 9 ай бұрын

Good grief, this is something straight out of a brother’s grimm tale. To think this actually happened.

@samamv9893 Жыл бұрын

Do you still do podcasts! That will be an amazing podcast

@lfgifu296 Жыл бұрын

The podcast already came out!

@melrivas3655 Жыл бұрын

Loved this one!

@soulfoodsmama2980 Жыл бұрын

After a day at work that made me strongly desire to make some heads roll this video is perfect. Thanks for your work! ❤

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@ColeDowden Жыл бұрын

REALLY COOL VIDEO. I liked it ALOT!!

@zhisu2665 10 ай бұрын

besides killing off any threats to the throne is "normal" that's still done today [not by murder but threats and finding a way to get a sibling away] I don't really believe anything outside of that because many historians and history wasn't exactly the most kind to historical female figures so some of these "serial killers" or "terrible women" could've been angels irl but were just unpopular for whatever reason so they chose to deliberately distort things.

@SuperWeenieHutJuniors Жыл бұрын

Slipped that sponsorship in so smooth I couldn't even get mad lol.

@vanessag.760 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating video! I just wanted to point out that at the 25:50 minute mark both of your percentages say “Female”

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@abhilashasingh672 Жыл бұрын

Please bring more such thrilling n horrifying videos ❤️❤️❤️😀😀😀

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@lildoveable Жыл бұрын

You are awesome! Great job. Subscriber ☺️

@jillstroud8058 Жыл бұрын

Lindsay, excellent video but you have an error. On the last screen that shows the five female and four male serial killers it says 55% female 45% female so you need to change the second one to male. Hope that helps.

@genjamescmcconville7294 Жыл бұрын

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@thesagepilgrim4441 Жыл бұрын

There’s a Tzimisce V:tM fan art based on Daria Soltikova. It’s quite cool.

@pppmanly Жыл бұрын

Wow, it's mind-blowing and scary how extraordinarily evil, cruel, and mad some humans can be. Did these people even have a heart?

@erikaleonard2848 Жыл бұрын

The last lady blows my mind! Killing 22 people a year for 6 years?! How can you be that angry...the Hungarian lady who is known for bathing in blood I've heard throughout my life. My grandparents were from Budapest Hungary so it seems old stories still get spoken about.

@savannahbeans8264 Жыл бұрын

That was such a smooth transition into the sponser😂

@user-xw4kr7hu6i 3 ай бұрын

La Quintrala is so pretty and I told her legendary story to my mom; she was surprised when I told her

@snow640 Жыл бұрын

I believe noble women could be cruel and capable to do bad things. And I'm not gonna single out them bcs I'm also a woman and back then, nobles and aristocratic families are above the law and even more hard to punish them if they're relatives or close with the king. So if some cruelty happen, it wouldn't be surprising