Dudley always "remained at the centre of [Elizabeth's] emotional life", as historian Susan Doran has described the situation. He died shortly after the Spain's Armada was defeated, and after Elizabeth's own death, a note from him was found among her most personal belongings, marked "his last letter" in her handwriting.
This video I found on YouTube of a British TV Series that I think aired some years back. Either way this really reminds me of Robert and what today we would call his "swagger". Here is the shows info BBC The Virgin Queen
A Favorite of the Queen: The Story of Lord Robert Dudley and Elizabeth I (A Novel of the Tudors)
The Uncrowned Kings of England: The Black History of the Dudleys and the Tudor Throne
The Queen's Bastard: A Novel of Elizabeth I and Arthur Dudley
~Lizzie~
Great video for Robert! Thanks
ReplyDeleteThat miniseries aired on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre also. Very good series. Tom Hard did a good job as Dudley
ReplyDeleteI just read a Jean Plaidy featuring mainly Elizabeth. Dudley plays such a major role in her life. It was sad also that she deliberately chose to be single choosing England over sharing her life with a partner.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this Lizzy. I like Robert too and I'm sure that they'll find each other in another life and be happy. =)
ReplyDeleteHe is one of my fav as well. Just think of the family he came from too! Lady Jane Grey is my absolute favorite figure - and the Dudley's just about destroyed themselves completely trying to put her on the throne. Robert was very lucky indeed...
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Glad you enjoyed it Maria!
ReplyDeleteSarah, I just discovered that and I actually ordered it from my library and I have it. It is titled: Elizabeth I The Virgin Queen. Tom Hardy is now on my hot list for Robert Dudley. I am hoping to watch it later this week once all my kids are back in school.
Mystica, OMG I love Plaidy I have her Elizabeth ones and have yet to read them. It is a hard thing to swallow when a person chooses to sacrifice their personal life for duty, Elizabeth made the right choice even though I would have loved it if she had chosen Robert. It was a cruel twist of fate they were not able to be together the way they were meant to be.
Carole, I hope so too. When I dream of them I see them together forever and happy.
OregonKimm, I know what a family there are so many different stories there. He was super lucky I swear he must have had someone looking out for him because he had lots of close calls.