About this season
Royal Murder Mysteries is a hard-hitting upcoming series investigates all of these extraordinary stories, sifting through the evidence, the facts as it seeks to reach final conclusions and numerous theories surrounding royal deaths.
Episodes (6)
1. The Earl of Erroll: Death in the Valley
Aired 12 June 2017
Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll, was shot in Kenya in 1941. Hear the truth about this unsolved murder and why the only suspect was acquitted.
2. The Riddle of the Romanovs
Aired 19 June 2017 • 45 min
Tsar Nicholas II and his family were killed by Bolsheviks in July 1918. But did daughter Anastasia survive? An incredible theory suggests that she escaped.
3. Prince George: Tragedy or Treason?
Aired 26 June 2017 • 45 min
Prince George, Duke of Kent - the Queen's uncle - died in a plane crash in 1942. A promiscuous socialite and a drug user, was he in fact murdered? English
4. King Ludwig II: The Mad King of Bavaria
Aired 28 June 2017 • 45 min
King Ludwig of Bavaria's unstable behaviour saw him deposed from the throne in 1886. Days later, he was found dead. Was it suicide or murder?
5. Albert Victor: The Prince and the Ripper
Aired 5 July 2017 • 45 min
Sordid speculation dogged the life of Prince Albert Victor - he was even a suspect in the 'Jack the Ripper' case. Discover the truth here.
6. George V: Mercy or Murder
Aired 17 July 2017 • 45 min
King George V's death in 1936 was later revealed to have been hastened by his physician. What were his motives and did he also euthanise the King's sister?