The Mysterious Death of Amy Robsart

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 

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