Amy Dudley

       

Amy Dudley
Biographical Information
In History:	Amy, Lady Dudley
Maiden Name:	Amy Robsart
Title:	Lady Dudley
Born:	June 7, 1532
Died:	September 8, 1560
Age:	28
Height:	5'8
Gender:	Female
Status:	Deceased
Religion:	Protestant
Originally From:	Norfolk, England
Affiliations:	House of Dudley Kingdom of England Amy and Robert
Relationship Information
Husband:	Robert Dudley
Interests:	Lord Lionel (Sex)
Character Information
First Appearance:	Three Queens, Two Tigers
Last Appearance:	Wedlock
Portrayed By:	Clara Pasieka
GALLERY

"Rot in hell, you and your virgin queen!"

—Amy Dudley

Amy Dudley is the obsessive wife of Robert Dudley.

Personality

Savvy and shrewd, Amy knew how to make her husband come back to her each and every time. She was erudite in how the court worked and used that knowledge to her advantage.

Biography

Early Life

Little is known about her childhood, other than the fact that her parents used to lock her up in her room.

Season 3

Three Queens, Two Tigers Amy goes up to her husband. She is worried about Elizabeth, with so many against her. She has knit a piece of embroidery to let her know that she and Robert think of her, always. However, Amy knows that Robert is in Elizabeth's grasp, and she goes to Lord Foley to get him back into hers. She offers him sex in exchange for Foley convincing the council to send her husband to France as the new envoy. The Price Robert Dudley tries to send his wife, Amy Dudley, away from English Court. Fight or Flight Dudley returns to Queen Elizabeth to confront her about the job she gave his wife. Elizabeth vows never to marry if she can't have Dudley and they end up sleeping together. Again. He returns to his chambers to find Amy there alone. He suggests they do not discuss Elizabeth. A doctor diagnoses Amy with melancholia and blames it on the fact that she and her husband do not have sex. She seduces the doctor so that he'll diagnose Amy with a mass instead so that Dudley's affections will return to her. His course of treatment involves a sojourn in Cornwall with a physician there, which will take Dudley away from Elizabeth. Dudley breaks the news to Elizabeth that he must go to Cornwall with his wife, which means their dalliance must end. Elizabeth believes Amy's illness is fate's way of telling them they can be together, but Amy has to die first. Wedlock Dudley finds Amy and tells her that he's seeking a divorce and he'll continue making sure she has the best care, but he cannot stay married to her any longer. Amy warns Robert if he tries to divorce her, she will tell the world that Elizabeth is with child, and she will lose her throne. Betting they'll find a way to take her head, just like her mother. in return, Robert threatens to kill his wife and locks her away. Elizabeth and Dudley discuss his wife, Amy, and what they might do about her. They agree to lock her away in an insane asylum which will give him grounds for divorce before she's able to expose Elizabeth's pregnancy. Amy jumps from the upper balcony before either of them have a chance to enact their plan. William tells Elizabeth that it looks as if Amy and Dudley struggled before she died, which makes him look like a murderer. Elizabeth and Dudley meet to discuss Amy's death and how they can move forward after it. They both discover that Amy has killed herself so that they will pay the price.

Notes

• Slept with Lord Lionel to convince him to send her husband, Robert Dudley to France as the new envoy.
• Slept with Lord Grenier so he would tell her husband they had to move away, as the stress of court was killing her.
• Physically abused by her husband, Robert Dudley, twice.
• Killed herself, to frame Elizabeth and Robert after finding out they were expecting their first child.

Trivia

• Casting for Amy Dudley was openly announced on June 22 2015.
• Amanda Brooks was rumoured to play her after her audition tape leaked online.

Historical Notes

• Married for love, and 3 days before her 18th birthday.
• Married Robert Dudly on June 4, 1550, with king Edward VI (Brother of Queen Elizabeth) in attendance.
• Sister-in-law to Lady Jane Grey, who was known as the '9 Day Queen of England.'
• Married for 10 years, but never had any children. Died at 28 years old.
• The most widely accepted modern explanations of her death have been breast cancer and suicide, although a few historians have probed murder scenarios. The medical evidence of the coroner's report, which was found in 2008, is compatible with suicide and other violence.

Appearances

Season Three
Three Queens, Two Tigers	Betrothed	Extreme Measures	The Price	In a Clearing	Fight or Flight	The Hound and the Hare	Our Undoing	Wedlock
Bruises That Lie	Succession	No Way Out	Strange Bedfellows	To The Death	Safe Passage	Clans	Intruders	Spiders in a Jar

Family Tree

John Dudley

Jane Guildford

John Dudley

Ambrose Dudley

Lettice Knollys

Robert Dudley

Amy Dudley

Guildford Dudley

Lady Jane Grey

Related Pages

Pages related to Amy Dudley are the following:

• Clara Pasieka 

• Amy and Robert • House of Dudley 

• Kingdom of England • Queen Elizabeth

References