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Tag Archives: murder
Banquet Massacres
On 7 October 1551, Sir Thomas Palmer came to visit the Earl of Warwick in his garden to deliver “a very fair” gold chain, a chain of office which went with the rank of duke. For only four days later … Continue reading
Posted in Edward VI, John Dudley, Sir Robert Dudley, sources & historians
Tagged Duke of Somerset, Italian, murder, Thomas Palmer, William Paget, William Thomas
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A Grand Conspiracy in 1553? – Foreign Affairs
On 13 March 1553 the English privy council busied itself with granting a licence for the export of 200,000 pairs of old shoes.1 On 27 June 1553 the members of the same council swore themselves to secrecy about their forthcoming … Continue reading
Posted in 1553, Andrew Dudley, errors & myths, John Dudley, sources & historians
Tagged ambassadors, Antoine de Noailles, France, Habsburg, Henry Sidney, Mary I, murder
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William Cecil and Amy Robsart: Was He Behind Her Death?
It has always been a popular notion that Lord Robert Dudley’s wife, Amy, was murdered. The theory that this was done on the orders of Sir William Cecil, the queen’s Principal Secretary, is much more recent, but only slightly less … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Robsart, friends & foes, letters, Robert Dudley, sources & historians
Tagged Earl of Oxford, John Appleyard, murder, William Cecil
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Believe the Coroner!
Murder, in Elizabethan England, was a rare occurrence. As opposed to manslaughter and the occasional “bloudie robberie”, “wilful murther” with “malice aforethought” made up only about 5% of indicted felonies in the courts of assize, and, interestingly, “killing one’s spouse … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Robsart, errors & myths, sources & historians
Tagged Earl of Oxford, murder, Thomas Blount, William Cecil
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The Death of Amy Robsart: The Improbability of Murder
The first mentions of sinister goings-on regarding Lady Amy Dudley née Robsart appear quite suddenly in November 1559, ten months before her death. The Habsburg ambassadors were at that point very angry about the fact that Queen Elizabeth had still … Continue reading
El Garrote or The Spanish Way of Things
The Duke of Northumberland returned from his venture to defend the throne of Queen Jane on 25 July 1553 and the Imperial ambassadors noted, “when he reached his prison they say his only care was to have nobles to judge … Continue reading
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