He was born a lovechild, died an exiled nobleman, and, in between, he explored the West Indies, built ships for Italian dukes, and underwent a bigamous marriage.
This is the story of Sir Robert Dudley, who was born on this day in Tudor history, 7th August 1574, and was the illegitimate son of Queen Elizabeth I's favourite, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and Lady Douglas Sheffield.
I'm uncovering the story of this controversial Tudor figure:
- Explorer.
- Cartographer.
- Naval innovator.
- Bigamist.
Further Reading:
- https://archive.org/details/voyageofrobertdu00warnrich
- Journal article “A Letter from Robert, Earl of Leicester, to a Lady” by Conyers Read -
https://www.jstor.org/stable/3818131?read-now=1&seq=7#page_scan_tab_contents - https://allthingsrobertdudley.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/letter-to-a-lady/
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