Hostage Standoff, Making of an Artist, Irish Art Heist

S03 E01 • Friday, Jan 8, 2016 • Jan 8 • 43m

Fall of the Knights Templar, Resurrecting Sherlock, Weeping Stones Curse

S03 E02 • Friday, Jan 15, 2016 • Jan 15 • 42m

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.

Good King Wenceslas; Prison Painter; Butlers's Secret

S03 E03 • Friday, Jan 22, 2016 • Jan 22 • 42m

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.

The Brothers Grimm; Savior of Fort Jefferson; Missing Head of State

S03 E04 • Friday, Jan 29, 2016 • Jan 29 • 42m

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.

Betrayal of William Wallace; Casanova's Greatest Love; Astronomical Whodunnit

S03 E05 • Friday, Feb 5, 2016 • Feb 5 • 42m

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.

Queen Victoria Assassination Attempt; Lucky Lindy; Affair of the Poisons

S03 E06 • Friday, Feb 12, 2016 • Feb 12 • 42m

Prince's Plight; Mad King Ludwig; Falling for Love

S03 E07 • Friday, Feb 19, 2016 • Feb 19 • 42m

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

Pink Diamond Heist; Bloody Baron; Samlesbury Witches

S03 E08 • Friday, Feb 26, 2016 • Feb 26 • 42m

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.

Deadliest Chess Game; Gustav III Assassination; Shot in the Heart

S03 E09 • Friday, Mar 4, 2016 • Mar 4 • 42m

"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.

Savior of Flamenco; Murderous Mathelda; Bickerstaff Hoax

S03 E10 • Friday, Mar 11, 2016 • Mar 11 • 42m

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.

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

S03 E11 • Friday, Mar 18, 2016 • Mar 18 • 42m

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.

Witchfinder General; Isabella and Ferdinand; Poisoned Rice

S03 E12 • Friday, Mar 25, 2016 • Mar 25 • 42m

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.

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

S03 E13 • Friday, Apr 1, 2016 • Apr 1 • 42m

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

S03 E14 • Friday, Mar 4, 2016 • Mar 4 • 42m

The Diamond Necklace Affair, Topless Duel, Abseiling Escape

S03 E15 • Friday, Jan 8, 2016 • Jan 8 • 42m