Mysteries at the Castle Season 3, Episode 6: Queen Victoria Assassination Attempt; Lucky Lindy; Affair of the Poisons

Hostage Standoff, Making of an Artist, Irish Art Heist

43 min

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.

42 min

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.

42 min

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.

42 min

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.

42 min

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

42 min

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.

42 min

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.

42 min

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.

42 min

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.

42 min

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.

42 min

Jack the Giant Killer; Last Emperor of Mexico; Saving Britain's Art

42 min

Aussie Adam and Eve; Corpse Queen; Voyage of the Clermont

42 min

The Diamond Necklace Affair, Topless Duel, Abseiling Escape

42 min