FACT:
In 2009，the first intact corpse of a supposed vampire was discovered, on the small island of Lazzaretto Nuovo, in the Venice lagoon. The vampire, a woman who died by plague in the 16th century, was found buried with a brick in her mouth—supporting the medieval belief that vampires were behind plagues like the Black Death.
FACT:
Venice in the 1700s was unlike any place on earth. People flocked there from around the world to join in its lavish parties and balls, and to dress in elaborate costumes and masks.It was normal for people to walk the streets in full costume.For the first time in history, there was no longer gender inequality.Women, previously kept down by authority, could now disguise themselves as men, and could thus gain access to anywhere they wished…….
