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all kinds of weird news floating around out there if you just look for
it! We've found some of it for you, some old, some new but all
interesting. Halloween is a spooky time of year and it just seems to
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Prince Charles "Direct
Descendant of Dracula"
 LONDON, Oct 9 (AFP) - 8 Oct 1998
Britain's Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth II are direct descendants of Count Dracula,
it was reported Friday.
The Sun tabloid newspaper said the British royal
family can be directly traced to the 15th century Romanian ruler Vlad Dracul, known as The
Impaler because of his favourite method of dealing with his enemies.
Although not proved to have been a vampire, the
bloodthirsty Vlad was an inspiration for Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula." Quoting
from a new book, "Roots of the Rich and Famous" by Robert Davenport, The Sun
said that Vlad's bloodline entered the British royal family through Queen Mary, who died
in 1953 and was consort of George V.
Her Austrian ancestors were descended from the
Hungarian Teck family, which in turn can be traced to Vlad's Romanian bloodline, according
to the book.
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Every
year, Halloween enthusiasts anxiously await the retail
industry to begin their Halloween season and see who's
first to stock products for the spooky season. Many
stores begin stocking Halloween products as early as
July! |
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