689. A Murderous Affair: The Habsburg's Great Scandal (Part 1)
The episode explores the 1889 Mayerling incident, a royal murder-suicide involving Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his teenage mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera, set against the backdrop of a decaying Austro-Hungarian Empire. This gothic tragedy, steeped in political tension, personal de
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