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

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Real Frankenstein, Mummy Curse, Man in the Iron Mask

Sun, Jan 19, 2014

We visit an iconic German castle that was the site of a gruesome 17th century science experiment, tour the ancestral home of an English aristocrat struck down by an ancient curse, and inspect an isolated French fortress.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Crown Jewels Heist; Marquis De Sade; Enigma of Kaspar Hauser

Sun, Jan 26, 2014

We tour England's iconic Tower of London; explore an impenetrable bastion in the South of France where a controversial literary giant was jailed; and visit an ancient German castle that may hold a centuries-old secret.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Hound of the Baskervilles; Lord Gordon-Gordon; Escape from Colditz

Sun, Feb 9, 2014

Visit a British manor house that inspired the creepy masterpiece, tour a sprawling New York mansion that belonged to a Gilded Age robber baron and explore a German castle that served as a prisoner-of-war camp in World War II.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Tichborne Claimant; Washington Resurrection; Loch Ness Hoax

Sun, Feb 16, 2014

We explore an English country estate that was at the heart of a bizarre inheritance dispute, tour a colonial mansion in Virginia to understand a grisly medical experiment, and visit the ruins of a Scottish castle.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ The Black Dinner; Voynich Manuscript; Seward Attack

Sun, Feb 23, 2014

We visit a giant fortress in Scotland where a 15th century power struggle climaxed, explore an Italian villa that housed a mysterious manuscript, and tour a upstate New York mansion

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Dracula; Queen and the Mistress; King Arthur

Fri, Jan 2, 2015

A Transylvanian castle provides the inspiration for an infamous literary villain; a French chateau incites a bitter rivalry between two powerful women; and a mythical monarch steps-into the real world at an English Abbey.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Henry 8th; Bannerman's Castle Curse; Mechanical Turk Hoax

Fri, Jan 9, 2015

A commanding English palace is the setting for a royal tale of uncontrollable lust and limitless power, an ornate New York arsenal falls victim to a menacing curse and a advanced machine makes its debut at a Austrian palace.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Faust; Pirate Queen; First Versailles

Fri, Jan 16, 2015

An infamous pact with the Devil plays-out at an ominous castle in the Netherlands, a tactical Irish stronghold is at the center of a Pirate Queen's battle for supremacy and the construction of a French chateau wreaks disaster.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Green Lady; Count of Monte Cristo; Robin Hood

Fri, Jan 23, 2015

A haunting tale of jealousy plays out in an enchanting French castle, a act of treachery leads to bloody revenge at an Italian fort and an English castle provides the inspiration for one of the most legendary heroes of all time.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ House That Saved a King; Joan of Arc; Hamilton Sex Scandal

Fri, Jan 30, 2015

A secret chamber within a British manor saves a fugitive King from execution; a hilltop fortress is the launching ground for Joan of Arc's divine mission to save France; and a sex scandal ends at an idyllic New York estate.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Royal Baccarat Scandal; Soleste and Moroello; Franz Ferdinand

Fri, Feb 6, 2015

A shocking scandal of regal proportions is recalled during a tour of an English mansion; and Northern Italy's Bardi Castle contains a heartbreaking tale of doomed love. Also: examining how the world changed after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Book Chest; Miracle of Anne Greene; Hemingway's Last Cent

Fri, Feb 13, 2015

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8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Book Thief, Bigamist Duchess, Patent-ly Absurd

Fri, Feb 20, 2015

In this episode, a mountaintop abbey in France is the setting of an audacious robbery. A shocking tale of marital double-dealing unfolds at a English estate. And the owner of an opulent Kansas mansion concocts a wonder drug.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Martin Luther Kidnapping; Witches of Belvoir; Secret Queen

Fri, Feb 27, 2015

In this episode, a German castle provides unlikely refuge for one of Christianity's most iconic figures. A British estate is the site of a bewitching tale. And a secret romance that threatened the monarchy envelops the owner of a French chateau.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ The Real Beauty and the Beast; Birdman of Scotland; Master of Disguise

Fri, Mar 6, 2015

A French chateau plays host to one of the most beloved and well-known romances ever told; a Scottish castle is the setting for a scientist's experiment; and a desperate manhunt leads to a close encounter at a Southern mansion.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Irish Heist; Dickens Affair; Prince of Porcelain

Fri, Mar 13, 2015

An Irish manor is ransacked in one of the largest art heists the world has ever seen; a French chateau plays host to the illicit affair of a literary superstar; and a hill-top German castle is central to a tale of fraud.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Making of an Artist; Secret Sonar; Fairy Flag

Fri, Mar 20, 2015

A chateau in Southwestern France is home to an ailing boy who seeks artistic acceptance; a Canadian castle serves as a secret location for a wartime project; and a Scottish stronghold is at the heart of a fabled love story.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Battle to Cross the Channel; Royal Matchmaker; Boettcher Kidnapping

Fri, Mar 27, 2015

A beautiful French castle launches the career of a fearless aviator, an opulent English retreat is home to a provocative royal matchmaker and a secluded Colorado estate is at the center of a brutal kidnapping.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Hostage Standoff, Making of an Artist, Irish Art Heist

Fri, Jan 8, 2016

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2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Fall of the Knights Templar, Resurrecting Sherlock, Weeping Stones Curse

Fri, Jan 15, 2016

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.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Good King Wenceslas; Prison Painter; Butlers's Secret

Fri, Jan 22, 2016

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.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ The Brothers Grimm; Savior of Fort Jefferson; Missing Head of State

Fri, Jan 29, 2016

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.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Betrayal of William Wallace; Casanova's Greatest Love; Astronomical Whodunnit

Fri, Feb 5, 2016

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.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Queen Victoria Assassination Attempt; Lucky Lindy; Affair of the Poisons

Fri, Feb 12, 2016

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7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Prince's Plight; Mad King Ludwig; Falling for Love

Fri, Feb 19, 2016

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.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Pink Diamond Heist; Bloody Baron; Samlesbury Witches

Fri, Feb 26, 2016

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.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Deadliest Chess Game; Gustav III Assassination; Shot in the Heart

Fri, Mar 4, 2016

"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.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Savior of Flamenco; Murderous Mathelda; Bickerstaff Hoax

Fri, Mar 11, 2016

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.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Aussie Adam and Eve; Corpse Queen; Voyage of the Clermont

Fri, Mar 18, 2016

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.

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S3.E12 ∙ Witchfinder General; Isabella and Ferdinand; Poisoned Rice

Fri, Mar 25, 2016

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.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Jack the Giant Killer; Last Emperor of Mexico; Saving Britain's Art

Fri, Apr 1, 2016

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