Queen Elizabeth I’s secret love affair with Lord Robert Dudley set the royal court buzzing and threatened to unravel her ...

When Elizabeth returned to London from Bisley, more than a year after she first left the court, it would have been treason for any sceptics to suggest 'she' was not the King's daughter.

The Spanish Ambassador stated that Elizabeth gave orders and ruled her court as powerfully as her father. However, Elizabeth was arguably more involved in the day-to-day running of the country ...