Ep 221 is loose! And we're off to Bavaria, to hear the story of 'Mad' King Ludwig II, and his mysterious death...
Why was Ludwig labelled a madman? Why did he love Wagner's music so much? And was it the swans?
The secret ingredient is...a castle!
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Sources this week include Histories, Mysteries and Conspiracies, Neuschwanstein Castle website, Der Spiegel International, Ludwig II by Hans Nohbauer, My Dear Boy by Rictor Norton, History.com, Ancient Origins, The Mad Monarch by Werner Richter, Forbidden History and online interviews with Dr Gerhard Immler of the Bavarian State Archives and historian Guy Walters.
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