TW: The following episode contains discussion of suicide, please listen with care. Amy Robsart, the wife of Queen Elizabeth I’s favourite, Robert Dudley, was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in 1560. Whispers of murder and conspiracy spread across England; was it a tragic accident or a calculated killing so Dudley could marry the Queen? In this episode, we take a look at the mystery surrounding Amy’s suspicious death and examine the theories that still have historians wondering today. Cast List: Tracy Borman: Royal Historian & Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces Prof. Michael Green: Forensic Pathologist Prof. Steven Gunn: Historian Andrew Rose: Barrister & QC Dr. Susan Doran: Author & Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University Ciaran O’Keefe: Criminal Psychologist Eric Meyers: Narrator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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