Mysteries at the Castle
Mysteries at the castle tells historically based stories about castles and other historical buildings.
Genre: History
Cast:Rory Duffy , Scott Watson , Ran Levy , Jonathan Mastrojohn , James Feuer , Leo Ruickbie , Sean Heyman , James Zeiss , Matteo De Cola , Nathan Shapiro , Timothy Laurel Harrison , Merritt Chase , Nancy Marlowe Gordon , Andrew Hunt Gordon , Timothy J. Cox , Thoeger Hansen , Malene Emelia Sylte , Kristoffe Brodeur
S3.E2 ∙ Fall of the Knights Templar, Resurrecting Sherlock, Weeping Stones Curse
Epic tales from castles around the world are unveiled, including the conspiracy in Paris that brought down the Knights Templar and a wizard's curse upon the Fyvie Castle in Scotland.
S3.E3 ∙ Good King Wenceslas; Prison Painter; Butlers's Secret
The dramatic origins of the Christmas carol, go back to a citadel in Prague; within an opulent Parisian palace, a doomed painter uses art for salvation; and a jealous butler learns a dangerous secret at an idyllic English estate.
S3.E4 ∙ The Brothers Grimm; Savior of Fort Jefferson; Missing Head of State
The origins of the Brothers Grimm's fairy tales are found in a German palace; within a Floridian fort, an imprisoned doctor battles a deadly virus; an antiques dealer traces a mummified head to a King born at a French chateau.
S3.E5 ∙ Betrayal of William Wallace; Casanova's Greatest Love; Astronomical Whodunnit
William Wallace's demise is traced back to a fortress in England; at a chateau in the Czech Republic, the legendary Casanova suffers from a broken heart; in the shadow of a Danish stronghold, an astronomer meets an untimely end.
S3.E6 ∙ Queen Victoria Assassination Attempt; Lucky Lindy; Affair of the Poisons
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S3.E7 ∙ Prince's Plight; Mad King Ludwig; Falling for Love
Bonnie Prince Charlie, leader of the Jacobite Uprising, escapes imprisonment in Dunstaffnage Castle in Oban, Scotland, and flees the country, disguised him as a maid-servant, with help from his supporter Flora MacDonald. After being in debt by building fairy tale castles, the eccentric King Ludwig II is forced out of his beloved Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau, Germany when he is certified as mad by Dr. Bernhard von Gudden. Dunrobin Castle in Golspie, Scotland, is said to be haunted by the ghost of Lady Margaret, the Earl of Sutherland's daughter, after an attempt to elope with her lover goes terribly wrong. During World War II, secret tunnels under Dover Castle in Dover, England, become the headquarters of Vice-Admiral Bertram Ramsay as he plans the rescue of 300,000 Allied soldiers trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk, France, known as Operation Dynamo. Two ladies escape to live their dream of an unconventional life together, finding their "new home" at Plas Newydd in Llangollen, Wales. The Louisiana Scandals of 1939 when Governor Richard Leche used taxpayers' money to restore Louisiana's Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge.
S3.E8 ∙ Pink Diamond Heist; Bloody Baron; Samlesbury Witches
A valuable diamond is stolen from a remote French chateau, a monstrous Italian fortress is home to a twisted tyrant and an English manor reveals a harrowing case of the occult that isn't what it seems.
S3.E9 ∙ Deadliest Chess Game; Gustav III Assassination; Shot in the Heart
"The Wolf of Badenoch", the nickname given to medieval Scottish nobleman, Alexander Stewart, whose terrible reign of pillage and slaughter leads to a legend that he played chess with the Devil for his soul in Ruthven Barracks - presented by Dr Leo Ruickbie. Angered by the Swedish king's progressive liberalism, Jacob Johan Anckarström assassinates Gustav III at a masquerade ball: Gustav III's Pavilion in Solna becomes his final resting place. Mount Helena in Rolling Fork, Mississippi was once home to a young woman named Helen who lost her fiancé Henry in a duel a week before their wedding and buried him on the same day. Bamburgh Castle in Bamburgh, England, was once home to Jacobite Thomas Forster and his sister Dorothy, who risked her life to help break her brother out of prison during the 1715 uprising. wealthy playboy George Whittell Jr. built an escape known as Thunderbird Lodge in Incline Village, Nevada, after a scandalous relationship with a risqué dancer. Mugdock Castle in Mugdock, Scotland, is linked to the legend of Rob Roy MacGregor, "the Robin Hood of the Highlands": when the stronghold's overlord, the ruthless Duke of Montrose seized his lands, MacGregor turns outlaw to avenge the wrong.
S3.E10 ∙ Savior of Flamenco; Murderous Mathelda; Bickerstaff Hoax
An aging singer gives the performance of a lifetime at a Spanish citadel, an ominous Italian castle conceals the murderous plot of a lonely countess and a charming English estate was the scene of a scintillating literary hoax.
S3.E11 ∙ Aussie Adam and Eve; Corpse Queen; Voyage of the Clermont
A pair of lovers imprisoned at an English fortress go on to transform Australia, a Portugese palace is the site of forbidden romance and murder, and a trailblazing invention gets its name from a stately American mansion.
S3.E12 ∙ Witchfinder General; Isabella and Ferdinand; Poisoned Rice
The victims of a crazed witch hunt are imprisoned at an English castle, a sprawling palace is home to two royals who helped form modern-day Spain and two schemers plot the murder of a millionaire living in a Texas mansion.
S3.E13 ∙ Jack the Giant Killer; Last Emperor of Mexico; Saving Britain's Art
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