About this season
Mysteries at the castle tells historically based stories about castles and other historical buildings.
Episodes (5)
1. Real Frankenstein, Mummy Curse, Man in the Iron Mask
Aired 19 January 2014 • 43 min
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.
2. Crown Jewels Heist; Marquis De Sade; Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Aired 26 January 2014 • 42 min
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.
3. Hound of the Baskervilles; Lord Gordon-Gordon; Escape from Colditz
Aired 9 February 2014 • 42 min
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.
4. The Tichborne Claimant; Washington Resurrection; Loch Ness Hoax
Aired 16 February 2014 • 42 min
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.
5. The Black Dinner; Voynich Manuscript; Seward Attack
Aired 23 February 2014 • 42 min
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