A shocking scandal of regal proportions is recalled during a tour of an English mansion; and Northern Italy's Bardi Castle contains a heartbreaking tale of doomed love. Also: examining how the world changed after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
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.
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.
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.
A haunting tale of jealousy plays out in an enchanting French castle, a act of treachery leads to bloody revenge at an Italian fort and an English castle provides the inspiration for one of the most legendary heroes of all time.
A Transylvanian castle provides the inspiration for an infamous literary villain; a French chateau incites a bitter rivalry between two powerful women; and a mythical monarch steps-into the real world at an English Abbey.
A French chateau plays host to one of the most beloved and well-known romances ever told; a Scottish castle is the setting for a scientist's experiment; and a desperate manhunt leads to a close encounter at a Southern mansion.