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The death of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and his last letter to Queen Elizabeth I

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Tudor & Renaissance BlogPosted September 4, 2020

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, passed away on the 4th of September 1588 at Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire while on his way to Buxton.  Mere weeks ago, Leicester had ridden with Queen Elizabeth I of England, the legendary Gloriana, through the streets of London in the rays of glory after...

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