The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels
The story of ‘the greatest single blow against British Imperialism of its time’. A cocktail of jewel thefts, cover-ups and a Royal gay scandal that threatened to rock the British Monarchy to its foundations. The Irish Crown Jewels were stolen by Frank Shackleton, brother of famous polar explorer Ernest Shackleton and this film is a wonderful historical who-dunnit, investigating the evidence, theories, conspiracies and hoaxes surrounding the theft.
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The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 8, 2003
Runtime
0h 52m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels
Production Companies
RTÉ, History UK, History Canada
Director
Gerry Nelson
Description
The story of ‘the greatest single blow against British Imperialism of its time’. A cocktail of jewel thefts, cover-ups and a Royal gay scandal that threatened to rock the British Monarchy to its foundations. The Irish Crown Jewels were stolen by Frank Shackleton, brother of famous polar explorer Ernest Shackleton and this film is a wonderful historical who-dunnit, investigating the evidence, theories, conspiracies and hoaxes surrounding the theft.
