About this episode

The episode explores the tumultuous relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, filled with passion, scandal, and political intrigue.

Passion, scandal, and power collided in the tumultuous relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley. Rumours of secret trysts between them set the court ablaze, but their love was doomed from the start. In the first of four episodes looking at royal favourites in the Tudor and Stuart courts, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Dr. Joanne Paul unravel the complex tapestry of Robert Dudley's life, Elizabeth's devotion and the decades of political intrigue and personal heartbreak. MORE: Tudor True Crime: Murder of Amy Dudley Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Death, Desire, Power & Scandal: The House of Dudley Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds. Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Professor Suzannah Lipscomb

Guest: Dr. Joanne Paul

Topics covered

• Tudor history
• royal favourites
• Elizabeth I
• Robert Dudley
• political intrigue
• personal heartbreak

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Organizations: History Hit, Epidemic Sounds

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