

Royal Murder Mysteries
2017– · Sky History · 60 min · 2 seasons
S02E06 · George v: Mercy or Murder
Wed, 17 Apr, 7:00 am
The story of royal doctor Bertrand Dawson, who admitted to performing euthanasia on a dying George V, and may have had a connection to a subsequent royal death.
About
Royal Murder Mysteries is a series that sheds light on the numerous theories surrounding royal deaths.
Episodes
- E01
The Earl of Erroll - Death in the Valley
Wed, 13 Mar· 60 minCrimes involving members of royal families from around the globe. A look at the fate of Josslyn Hay, the controversial 22nd Earl of Erroll and staunch supporter of Hitler and fascism. He moved to Kenya in 1920s to join a promiscuous, hedonistic group of UK expat elite known as the Happy Valley set.
- E02
The Riddle of the Romanovs
Wed, 20 Mar· 60 minThe crime documentary continues, shedding light on rumours that Princess Anastasia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, managed to escape death at the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1918.
- E03
Prince George: Tragedy or Treason
Wed, 27 Mar· 60 minThe mysterious death of the Duke of Kent in a 1942 plane crash, which has led to accusations of the Royal family erasing him from history.
- E04
Ludwig II: The Mad King of Bavaria
Wed, 3 Apr· 60 minCalls to reinvestigate the suspicious death of King Ludwig of Bavaria in 1886, who died three days after he was declared insane and deposed from the throne.
- E05
Albert Victor: The Prince and the Ripper
Wed, 10 Apr· 60 minThe life of Prince Albert Victor. Sordid speculation dogged his life - and he was even a suspect in the Jack the Ripper case.
- E06
George v: Mercy or Murder
Wed, 17 Apr· 60 minThe story of royal doctor Bertrand Dawson, who admitted to performing euthanasia on a dying George V, and may have had a connection to a subsequent royal death.
Cast

Andrew Wincott
Narrator