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We’ve all heard of World War One. And some of us have heard that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo was what sparked the war. But have you heard of the 1889 murder-suicide in Mayerling, that led to Franz Ferdinand becoming the heir to the Austrian Empire?

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We’ve all heard of World War One. And some of us have heard that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo was what sparked the war. But have you heard of the 1889 murder-suicide in Mayerling, that led to Franz Ferdinand becoming the heir to the Austrian Empire?

Ep1: Whose death sparked the First World War?

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Ep1: Whose death sparked the First World War?

Ep1: Whose death sparked the First World War?