When Lettice Knollys
(foreground) married
Robert Dudley (above)
without telling Elizabeth I
(top), sparks flew in the
Palace of Whitehall
Nicola Tallis tells the story
of a Tudor love triangle
Lettice Knollys
was a favourite
of Elizabeth I...
Then she stole
the queen’s
sweetheart
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The queen and her court / Love triangle