tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319886081447332049.post3264352047837745569..comments2024-02-18T20:30:02.769-08:00Comments on Historically Obsessed : Sundays Art: The Amy Robsart CaseLizziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06610444517085989215noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319886081447332049.post-60150135384294383722010-03-01T20:32:59.625-08:002010-03-01T20:32:59.625-08:00Marie, I LOVED Lettice in My Enemy The Queen by Ho...Marie, I LOVED Lettice in My Enemy The Queen by Holt. I picked that one up by chance at a used bookstore and still would recommend it.<br /><br />Robert, I would have to agree the finding only confirm what we know and that is Amy had a fall and cracked her head. My thoughts on Amy's case would look first more closely at her illness. Maybe instead of just breast cancer maybe she had bone disease. Which both are unimaginably painful. <br /><br />Robert being the playboy is above this I think. I do not think he did it. Why? So he could NEVER marry Elizabeth, Amy's death was the seal of the deal. Ever considered William Cecil?<br /><br />Amy I know my fellow Robert lover! I just can not picture him being stupid like that either. His family plotted so much and they did not mess around.<br /><br />Lucky librarypat, good find.<br /><br />Hannah glad you enjoyed it, the art work actually popped up for me somewhere where I can not remember for the life of me but it was just proven to be Amy.Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06610444517085989215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319886081447332049.post-43619649414908105592010-03-01T01:36:16.898-08:002010-03-01T01:36:16.898-08:00sounds like an interesting book - although i am no...sounds like an interesting book - although i am not sure of the case... thank you for sharing and for finding the excellent picture, HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319886081447332049.post-4769119621981265692010-02-28T19:25:18.251-08:002010-02-28T19:25:18.251-08:00I picked up a copy of KENILWORTH on one my forays ...I picked up a copy of KENILWORTH on one my forays for old books. I really had no idea what it was about, just that I had heard of it and of course knew the author. It will now have to move to my read sooner than later pile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319886081447332049.post-60092444491714163062010-02-28T13:36:42.554-08:002010-02-28T13:36:42.554-08:00I also lean towards the way of Marie and Robert. ...I also lean towards the way of Marie and Robert. Amy was already on her way out and with his and Elizabeth's relationship under such close scrutiny it would've been very unwise to have his wife killed at time with the vultures just waiting for him to disgrace himself and he wasn't a stupid man.<br /><br />Also, he cared a lot for the Queen and I think would have taken to heart the fact that she would also be hurt by the slander.<br /><br />I'd be interested in reading this book though - the subject has always fascinated me!<br /><br />Thanks for the post and I love the painting of Amy...she was very pretty.Passages to the Pasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319886081447332049.post-53214263630381595762010-02-28T12:06:57.828-08:002010-02-28T12:06:57.828-08:00Much of the draw of this new book seems to be the ...Much of the draw of this new book seems to be the discovery of the coroners report from the time. It reveals fractures to the skull. From this, oddly, the author seems to have arrived at the conclusion that it could be foul play. However, fractures to the skull are consistent with a fall from a high place, so nothing really changes in terms of whether it was an accident or not. <br /><br />Moreover, it must remain very unlikely that Dudley would have been culpable in the affair. He was neglectful of his wife, yes, perhaps unkindly so. But it was not uncommon for a husband thus highly placed at court to be away from home for extended periods. It was part of the job description. Moreover, he knew, as did Cecil and the Queen, that it was sadly (in those days) only a matter of time before Amy succumbed to the illness she was suffering from (probably breast cancer), and there would have been nothing to gain for Robert or Elizabeth or even for William Cecil - by having her death hastened unnaturally through violent means – in fact quite the reverse.<br /><br />If, indeed, it was foul play that did for poor Amy, it would have been at the hand of an enemy, someone intent on preventing a marriage between her husband and the Queen. Dudley would have been the last person to have wanted it.Robert Stephen Parryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03747616730405354161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2319886081447332049.post-79838024539748605672010-02-28T09:18:05.748-08:002010-02-28T09:18:05.748-08:00You & Allie both posted about this. ;) .. So I...You & Allie both posted about this. ;) .. So I'll cross post my comment:<br />I have always been of the mind that Amy died of an accidental fall due to her illness. But reading Chris SkIdmore's new book on the subject might shed some new light on it, wish I could get my hands on it! Lettice Knollys, Robert's 2nd wife, is one of my fave characters by the way. Because of My Enemy The Queen by Holt.<br />Love your artwork display!BurtonReview https://www.blogger.com/profile/15113347274782450564noreply@blogger.com