Dudley biography

The tape, although it does not quite follow the historical truth, tells of the tragic fate of Jane Gray, the English queen, whose rule lasted only nine days, and her husband Gilford Dudley. Childhood and youth biography of the English aristocrat Gilford Dudley began, presumably, in the year in London. He was the eighth child of John Dudley, an influential politician and public figure of medieval England, who had the title of Duke Northumberland.

In total, Gilford's mother made 13 heirs. By fraud and intrigues, John Dudley, two years later, became the regent of the young king, that is, the actual head of England, and had a huge impact on Edward. Personal life in the era of Tudors was given priority value to profitable marriages, thanks to which the influence could be increased and significantly increase the condition.

All the children of John Dudley arranged their personal lives with immigrants from the most noble British families. At the age of 15, Edward was very ill. Realizing the seriousness of the disease and the possible ambulance, the young king was concerned about the issue of the throne. He did not want to see Mary and Elizabeth on a throne and excluded them from the will. Not without the influence of his regent, he indicated in the will as heir to the throne the daughter -in -law John Dudley Jane Gray.

The cause of the death of the summer monarch, according to experts, judging by the preserved descriptions of the symptoms, was tuberculosis or pneumonia. According to the testament, the crown was handed over to Jane. She very reluctantly went to this and surrendered after the long persuasion of the representatives of the nobility, primarily John Dudley and her parents.

The marriage with the Queen John Dudley made grandiose plans against his son Gilford, planning that, as the queen of the queen, he would become the king of England, and Gilford himself had such ambitions. But in the near future, a conflict arose between them, after Gilford hinted to his wife that he needed to order a crown. Jane explained to her wife that she did not intend to share the throne and the maximum that he could count on is the title of the Duke.

Gilford threatened his wife that he would still get the crown with the help of parliament, and Jane realized that she had only a tool for Dudley's family in the hunting of the English throne. In the days of her reign, Jane did not take part in the affairs of the Privy Council, the most powerful state body of England of those years, while Lady Jane’s husband chaired him, trying on the functions of the king.

However, in reality, all decisions for his young son were made by his father, John Dudley. She sent a letter to a secret council with a request to transfer the throne to her according to the laws on the throne. Feeling in danger, John Dudley began gathering the military to try to capture Mary in her castle, but he underestimated the fact that Mary was very popular among the people, unlike Jane and the Dudley clan.

As a result, the secret council considered it prudent to approve the legitimate heiress of the crown of Maria, who later received a bloody nickname. Thus, the reign of Jane Gray lasted nine days. The conclusion and execution of Gilford Dudley Jane and the whole family of Dudley, including her husband Gilford, were arrested and placed in Tower's dungeons.

They were accused of treason and sentenced the male part of the convicts to the death penalty after quartering, and Jane - to burn or decapitate. Nevertheless, she had hope for pardon, because Maria I did not fue her personal hostility and the girl was kept in a mild conditions, she was even allowed to walk in the royal garden. After that, Maria decided to be fulfilled by the death sentence of a married couple.

However, before that, she gave the spouses a chance, offering to accept Catholicism in exchange for life. However, the convinced Protestants Jane and Gilford refused and on February 12, they left their heads on the block. Robert Dudley at the age of 18 fell in love with Amy Robsart, a girl from an insignificant, albeit wealthy, family. They got married and lived calmly in the provinces until Robert put the queen Maria, along with other members of the Dudley clan, but a few months later they were released, although affected in civil rights.

After the death of Maria I, Elizabeth ascended the throne and amnestied the Dudley family, and Robert left the handsome man to serve at the court. The young man liked Elizabeth, and a love affair began between them. After some time, Robert’s wife, Amy, mysteriously died. Among contemporaries, as well as in the next generations, there was a version that Robert was involved in the death of his wife because of the desire to marry Elizabeth.

This opinion, for example, was held by Walter Scott and Victor Hugo. However, Elizabeth did not want to share the throne with someone and never married. Later she had other favorites, but before Robert's death, she remained on friendly relations with him. In one of the towers of the London Tower, where the male part of the Dudley family was sitting, the name Jane was cut out on the wall.

It is believed that Gilford left the inscription in honor of his wife, although this has not been proven in any way.