He's one of the most feared and reviled figures in history - yet not many know his descendants can be traced all the way to Britain's current monarch.
Vlad the Impaler ruled the Romanian region of Wallachia with a brutal regime still infamous to this day, getting his name from his favourite torture method.
The brutal 15th-century leader was known to kill his enemies by impaling them on wooden stakes causing an excruciating death which could sometimes take up to three days.
