Episode 71: "The Original Staircase"- The Death of Amy Robsart: An Elizabethan Mystery by Sarah-Beth Watkins Part 1

Part 1: 1560: Tudor England. Amidst rumors of adultery, poisoning divorce, and murder, Lady Amy Dudley, nee Robsart, was found dead at the foot of the stairs. Immediately, suspicion fell upon her husband, Lord Robert Dudley, favorite of the newly ascended Queen of England, Elizabeth I. Had he done away with his wife to marry the Queen?  The investigation, interviews, interrogations, and inquest does little to snuff out the speculation and debate—How did Amy Dudley die?  Accident, Suicide, or Murder? 500 years later, we are still asking these questions. Join Jill as she combines the two passions of her life- The Tudors and true crime! And find Jill on PODCAST ROW AT CRIMECON 2025 DENVER!!!  So EXCITED! Use cod  murdershelf  and save 10% on your badge!  www.crimecon.com/CC25  Sources, show notes, a ton of portraits, family trees, and more are found on Jill's blog at www.murdershelfbookclub.com Sept. 2023. ANNOUNCEMENT- JAN 2025:  My new Murder Shelf Book Club Podcast MERCH SHOP has launched!  Please go explore! I appreciate you supporting my true crime book club podcast! Share your thoughts with me at  [email protected], on X,  Facebook,  Instagram or YouTube.  OR, join Jill on PATREON for $4 and help pick our next book and talk true crime developments, first Thursday of each month at 8:30 pm EST! Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.