Episodes
2. Fall of the Knights Templar, Resurrecting Sherlock, Weeping Stones Curse
January 15, 2016
42 min
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.
3. Good King Wenceslas; Prison Painter; Butlers's Secret
January 22, 2016
42 min
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.
4. The Brothers Grimm; Savior of Fort Jefferson; Missing Head of State
January 29, 2016
42 min
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.
5. Betrayal of William Wallace; Casanova's Greatest Love; Astronomical Whodunnit
February 5, 2016
42 min
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.
6. Queen Victoria Assassination Attempt; Lucky Lindy; Affair of the Poisons
February 12, 2016
42 min
7. Prince's Plight; Mad King Ludwig; Falling for Love
February 19, 2016
42 min
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
8. Pink Diamond Heist; Bloody Baron; Samlesbury Witches
February 26, 2016
42 min
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.
9. Deadliest Chess Game; Gustav III Assassination; Shot in the Heart
March 4, 2016
42 min
"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.
Guest Stars:
Adriana Jones
10. Savior of Flamenco; Murderous Mathelda; Bickerstaff Hoax
March 11, 2016
42 min
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.
11. Aussie Adam and Eve; Corpse Queen; Voyage of the Clermont
March 18, 2016
42 min
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.
12. Witchfinder General; Isabella and Ferdinand; Poisoned Rice
March 25, 2016
42 min
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.
