Mysteries at the Castle
Season 3
TV-PG
Mysteries at the castle tells historically based stories about castles and other historical buildings.
13 Episodes
- The Diamond Necklace Affair; Topless Duel; Abseiling Escape
E1Episode 1The Diamond Necklace Affair; Topless Duel; Abseiling EscapeDon learns of the Affair of the Diamond Necklace started by an 18th-century con artist named Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy that involved Marie Antoinette and the greedy Cardinal Rohan in France's Château de Versailles. Discovers Kynžvart Castle in Czech Republic was the setting of a bare-chested duel between two hot-headed socialites—Princess Pauline Metternich vs. Countess Anastasia Kielmannsegg. Visits Königstein Fortress, where imprisoned French general, Henri Giraud once made a daring escape to freedom during World War II. Explores the secrets behind Harry Houdini's estate hidden in Hollywood Hills, California. - Fall of the Knights Templar; Resurrecting Sherlock; Weeping Stones Curse
E2Episode 2Fall of the Knights Templar; Resurrecting Sherlock; Weeping Stones CurseWith evidence from the Chinon Parchment, Don examines the origins of Friday the 13th at Paris' La Conciergerie when King Philip IV of France falsely accused and arrested the Knights Templar, causing their downfall. Arthur Conan Doyle revives his iconic character Sherlock Holmes through actor William Gillette who resurrects the sleuth on the stage and dedicates his home Gillette Castle in East Haddam, Connecticut to the detective - Good King Wenceslas; Prison Painter; Butlers's Secret
E3Episode 3Good King Wenceslas; Prison Painter; Butlers's SecretThe 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. - The Brothers Grimm; Savior of Fort Jefferson; Missing Head of State
E4Episode 4The Brothers Grimm; Savior of Fort Jefferson; Missing Head of StateThe 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. - Betrayal of William Wallace; Casanova's Greatest Love; Astronomical Whodunnit
E5Episode 5Betrayal of William Wallace; Casanova's Greatest Love; Astronomical WhodunnitWilliam 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. - Queen Victoria Assassination Attempt; Lucky Lindy; Affair of the Poisons
E6Episode 6Queen Victoria Assassination Attempt; Lucky Lindy; Affair of the PoisonsKensington Palace in London, England, Queen Victoria's birthplace, is celebrated for the brave monarch's help in baiting her assailant to his arrest after an assassination attempt. The Knight family, who created their dream home Vikingsholm in Tahoma, California, sets a place in aviation history by funding Charles Lindbergh's 1927 non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic - Prince's Plight; Mad King Ludwig; Falling for Love
E7Episode 7Prince's Plight; Mad King Ludwig; Falling for LoveAfter escaping from Dunstaffnage Castle in Oban, Scotland, Bonnie Prince Charles Edward Stuart flees the country with help from his supporter Flora MacDonald who disguised him as an Irish maid. 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 deemed mad by psychiatrist Dr. Bernhard von Gudden. Dunrobin Castle in Golspie, Scotland becomes haunted by the ghost of Lady Margaret, the Earl of Sutherland's daughter after she fell to her death from a tower in order to be with her true love, a stable boy - Pink Diamond Heist; Bloody Baron; Samlesbury Witches
E8Episode 8Pink Diamond Heist; Bloody Baron; Samlesbury WitchesA 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. - Deadliest Chess Game; Gustav III Assassination; Shot in the Heart
E9Episode 9Deadliest Chess Game; Gustav III Assassination; Shot in the HeartAfter marrying the Countess of Ross to get lands and a title, Alexander Stewart, "The Wolf of Badenoch" pillages his way across the country, that even the Devil takes notice of his evil, and challenges him to play a deadly game of chess (presented by Dr Leo Ruickbie).[25] Gustav III's Pavilion in Solna, Sweden becomes the final resting place of the beloved King Gustav III after nobleman Jacob Johan Anckarström is so angered by the monarch's progressive liberal reforms that he assassinates him at a masquerade ball. 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 - Savior of Flamenco; Murderous Mathelda; The Bickerstaff Hoax
E10Episode 10Savior of Flamenco; Murderous Mathelda; The Bickerstaff HoaxAfter a stabbing that destroyed his career as a young man, elderly flamenco vocalist Diego Bermúdez Cala gets a second chance to sing on stage during a contest inside the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Castello di Poppi in Poppi, Italy, is haunted by the murderous Matilda, Count Guidi's gorgeous wife, who after luring men to her bed chamber, sent them on their way through a deadly trap door. Moor Park in Farnham, England was home to author Jonathan Swift who's satire in his almanac under pseudonym Isaac Bickerstaff, predicted John Partridge's death after the astrologer caused a mass panic by faking a fever epidemic - Aussie Adam & Eve; Corpse Queen; Voyage of the Clermont
E11Episode 11Aussie Adam & Eve; Corpse Queen; Voyage of the ClermontAfter sentenced to death for thievery, doomed lovers, Henry Kable and Susannah Holmes are imprisoned at Norwich Castle in Norwich, England, but gets deported and transforms the penal colony of Australia. Quinta das Lágrimas in Coimbra, Portugal holds the legend of forbidden royal love between Prince Pedro and Inês de Castro, who after being slain on King Alonso IV's orders, her body was put on the throne by her beloved. Engineer Robert Fulton changed the way of long-distance travel when he built the first steamboat Clermont, named after his financier Robert Livingston's home Clermont Mansion in Germantown, New York. - Witchfinder General; Isabella and Ferdinand; Poisoned Rice
E12Episode 12Witchfinder General; Isabella and Ferdinand; Poisoned RiceThe 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. - Jack The Giant Killer; Last Emperor of Mexico; Saving Britain's Art
E13Episode 13Jack The Giant Killer; Last Emperor of Mexico; Saving Britain's ArtA heart-shaped stone at St Michael's Mount in Cornwall, England, pays tribute to "Jack the Giant Killer", a young farmer's son who took on a gigantic 18-foot fearsome foe who terrorized towns and villages across the land. Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City, Mexico, becomes the home of Maximilian I when he is deceived by his ally, France's Napoleon III, who forcefully got the Mexican people to appoint the Austrian archduke as their emperor. Penrhyn Castle in Bangor, Wales became the hiding place of Britain's most prized art collection to avoid the Blitz during World War II when director of the National Gallery, Kenneth Clark and his assistant Martin Davies stored the paintings there.