"More and more people are able ... sought to resurrect Vlad as a national hero. Paradoxically, the Communist regime was careful in differentiating the real Dracula from its fictitious counterpart ...

Bran's castle was home to Vlad the Impaler in the 15th century, a real-life prince who inspired Bram Stoker's "Dracula" novel. It's the first time in 70 years guests got to stay in the castle.

King Charles III is descended from the real ... Vlad III and Vlad Tepes, the 15th-century ruler of the Romanian region of ...