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ON THIS DAY - 07 December 1549
On This Day (07 Dec) in 1549, Robert Kett, the leader of 'Kett's Rebellion', and his brother William Kett were executed in Norfolk. In...
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thedudleywomen
Dec 46 min read
Amy Robsart: Recommended Reading
A selection of recommended books which discuss Amy Robsart's life, her relationship with her husband Robert Dudley, and her untimely death.
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thedudleywomen
Nov 176 min read
The Death of Mary I and Accession of Elizabeth I - 17 Nov 1558
On This Day (17 Nov) in 1558, Mary I, Queen of England, died at St James's Palace, possibly from uterine cancer.
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thedudleywomen
Nov 112 min read
ON THIS DAY - 11 November 1565
On This Day (11 Nov) in 1565, 16yo Anne Russell married 35yo twice-widowed Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick.
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Nov 102 min read
ON THIS DAY - 10 November 1565
On This Day (10 Nov) in 1565, Robert Devereux, later the 2nd Earl of Essex, was born in Netherwood, Hertfordshire.
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thedudleywomen
Oct 212 min read
ON THIS DAY - 21 October 1554
On This Day (21 Oct) in 1554, John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick, son of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, died at Penshurst Place, Kent.
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thedudleywomen
Oct 101 min read
ON THIS DAY - 10 October 1562
On This Day (10 Oct) 1562, Elizabeth I was at Hampton Court when she started to feel unwell.
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thedudleywomen
Oct 102 min read
ON THIS DAY - 10 October 1588
On This Day (10 Oct) 1588, the funeral was held for Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, at St Mary's Church, Warwick.
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thedudleywomen
Sep 282 min read
ON THIS DAY - 29 September 1564
On This Day (29 Sep) in 1564, Elizabeth I ennobled her 'favourite, Robert Dudley, granting him the Earldom of Leicester.
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thedudleywomen
Sep 211 min read
ON THIS DAY - 22 September 1560
On This Day [22 Sep] 1560, Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, was buried at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford.
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thedudleywomen
Sep 202 min read
ON THIS DAY - 21 September 1578
On This Day 21 Sep 1578, Lettice Knollys, Dowager Countess of Essex married Elizabeth I's 'favourite' Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester.
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thedudleywomen
Sep 161 min read
ON THIS DAY - 17 September 1564
On This Day 17 Sep 1564, it is believed that Dorothy Devereux was born at Chartley Manor, Staffordshire.
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thedudleywomen
Sep 86 min read
Thomas Blount (c.1525 - 28 Nov 1568)
Thomas Blount of Kidderminster, Worcestershire, was the father of Sir Christopher Blount (c.1555-1601).
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thedudleywomen
Sep 72 min read
ON THIS DAY - 08 September 1560
On This Day (08 Sep) in 1560, Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, was found dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs, at Cumnor Place, Oxon.
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thedudleywomen
Sep 412 min read
The Death of Robert Dudley - 04 Sep 1588
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester had a complex relationship with the Queen of England, Elizabeth I, throughout most of her reign.
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thedudleywomen
Aug 282 min read
ON THIS DAY - 29 August 1588
On This Day (29 Aug) in 1588, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester wrote to Elizabeth I from Rycote, Oxon, less than a week before his death
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thedudleywomen
Aug 61 min read
ON THIS DAY - 07 August 1574
On This Day (07 Aug) in 1574, Robert Dudley, also known as ‘Robin Sheffield’, was born - the ‘illegitimate’ son of Robert Dudley.
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thedudleywomen
Jul 97 min read
Kenilworth: A Castle fit for a Queen?
Kenilworth Castle (otherwise known as 'Killingworth' or 'Killinwoorth') in Warwickshire, was a 12th century stone castle.
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thedudleywomen
Jun 175 min read
Anne Seymour: "Lady Warwyks Lunacye"
Anne Seymour (born c.1538) was the eldest daughter of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, and his second wife Anne Stanhope.
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thedudleywomen
Jun 71 min read
ON THIS DAY - 08 June 1581
On This Day (08 Jun) in 1581, Robert Dudley, Lord Denbigh, was born at Leicester House, on the Strand, London.
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