The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels

The Strange Case of The Irish Crown Jewels

2003
⏱️ 52 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Documentary
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.

Crew

Director
Gerry Nelson
Writer
Gerry Nelson

Production

RTÉ, History UK, History Canada