St James’s Palace, London, 1810. In the middle of the night, King George III’s scandal-ridden son Ernest Augustus is viciously attacked in his bed. The prince’s valet is found dead. Were they victims of a mystery assassin? Did the servant attack his master? Or will an investigation of this crime reveal that the prince himself has blood on his hands? This is the story of a violent night that would shroud the royal family in mystery and suspicion for years to come.

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Resources:

Articles in The Cheltenham Chronicle, the Caledonian Mercury, the Hull Packet, the Lancaster Gazette, accessed on The British Newspaper Archive.

Isaac Cruikshank print from the British Museum online collections.

A Minute Detail of the Attempt to Assassinate His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, on the Internet Archive.

Music:

Waltz of Treachery by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4606-waltz-of-treachery

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Vivaldi: Winter Mvt 1 Allegro non molto by John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players https://freemusicarchive.org/music/John_Harrison_with_the_Wichita_State_University_Chamber_Players/The_Four_Seasons_Vivaldi/10_-_Vivaldi_Winter_mvt_1_Allegro_non_molto_-_John_Harrison_violin

Signs To Nowhere by Shane Ivers https://www.silvermansound.com

Mysterious String Quintet by Shane Ivers https://www.silvermansound.com

Sonatina in C Minor by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4393-sonatina-in-c-minor

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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