Amy Dudley was the wife of Robert Dudley. Amy was concerned over her marriage as Robert spent much of his time with Elizabeth I and rumors suggested that their friendship was more then just that. Despite these rumors, Amy fought to keep her marriage alive, even against impossible odds.
She is portrayed by Canadian actress, Clara Pasieka.
Early Life
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Throughout the Series
Season Three
Amy Dudley makes her first appearance in Three Queens, Two Tigers.
In Wedlock, Amy Dudley commits suicide a while after she learns about the affair her husband was having with Elizabeth. She did this so she can frame Robert and Elizabeth because they were expecting their first child.
Personality
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Physical Appearance
Amy was a young woman in her late twenties, and had blond hair, and blue eyes. Amy wore clothes that befit her status as a noble.
Name
In French, the meaning of the name Amy is: "Dearly loved; Beloved". It is from the Old French Amee, which derives from the Latin amatus meaning loved.
Relationships
Robert Dudley: Amy was married to Robert but when she found out he was having an affair with Elizabeth I, she was locked in a room where she could tell no one, but soon jumped off a balcony to frame them.
Appearances
| Season Three | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode | Appearance Status | ||
| Three Queens, Two Tigers | Appears | ||
| Betrothed | Appears | ||
| Extreme Measures | Absent | ||
| The Price | Appears | ||
| In a Clearing | Absent | ||
| Fight or Flight | Appears | ||
| The Hound and the Hare | Absent | ||
| Our Undoing | Absent | ||
| Wedlock | Appears | ||
| Bruises That Lie | Mentioned | ||
| Succession | Absent | ||
| No Way Out | Absent | ||
| Strange Bedfellows | Mentioned | ||
| To The Death | Absent | ||
| Safe Passage | Absent | ||
| Clans | Absent | ||
| Intruders | Absent | ||
| Spiders in a Jar | Mentioned | ||
Trivia
- She was physically abused by Robert Dudley.
- Historically, the death of Lady Amy Dudley remains a mystery. On September 8, 1560, Amy Dudley was found dead at the age of only 28 at the bottom of the stairs at Cumnor Place; the home she was staying in while Robert was in at Court.
- Historically Robert mourned and wore black for 6 months after his wife's death, and this devastated him.
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