Dudley's Love triangle

Dolls of Robert Dudley, Elizabeth I and Dudley's wife Amy Robsart.

Amy Robsart married Dudley in a love match when they were teenagers. However they become estranged when Elizabeth took the throne. Dudley sent Amy to the countryside while he flirted and seduced the young queen hoping to marry her. Amy was heartbroken by Dudley's abandonment and became ill.

Rumors and gossip spread about Elizabeth and Dudley's relationship and many assumed that they would marry. At this point, Amy was found mysteriously dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs.