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Royal Favourites: Robert Dudley, Elizabeth I's Forbidden Love
Was the love between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley doomed from the start?
Passion, scandal, and power collided in the tumultuous relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley.
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 Dudley's life, Elizabeth's devotion to him and the decades of political intrigue and personal heartbreak.
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.
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