Whatever the ambiguities associated with his paternal ancestry, both Dudley's mother Susanna Thorne and his second wife Katherine Deighton were demonstrably of noble descent.

Robert Dudley's interest in the theatre was manifold, from academic plays at Oxford to the protection of the children's companies and their respective masters against hostile bishops and landlords.

Although Somerset was released from the Tower and restored to the Council, he was executed for felony in January 1552 after scheming to overthrow Dudley's regime.

They withdrew from court to London, meeting in Dudley's residence.

Dudley's Council House in Priory Road was opened in 1935 by King George V, and was financed by the then Earl of Dudley, William Humble Eric Ward, to replace the original building from 1870.

He was therefore sent to Italy as a member of Sir Dudley's household and, when the ambassador returned from Venice, he seems to have kept Thomas Carew with him, for he was working as secretary to Carleton, at the Hague, early in 1616.

Gabriel Holmes, the congressman from Dudley's district, died, and in 1829 Dudley won a special election to replace him.

Dudley's mother, Susanna Thorne, was descended from Henry II of England through her Purefoy ancestors.

While Dudley governed, the Lords of Trade, based on a petition from Dudley's council, decided to include the colonies of Rhode Island and Connecticut in the dominion.

Dudley's principal object of intrigue was the removal of William Phips as Massachusetts governor, something he did not hide from the colony's agents.

At this point Dudley's enemies from New York and Massachusetts joined forces against him to deny him the opportunity.

Just six weeks later, news arrived from England that Dudley's commission had been at least temporarily confirmed by King George I, and he was reinstated on 21 March.

During Dudley's administration, the Lords of Trade, based on a petition from Dudley's council, decided to include the colonies of Rhode Island and Connecticut in the dominion on September 9, 1686.

Dell ' Arcano del Mare consists of six known volumes that illustrate Dudley's knowledge of navigation, shipbuilding and astronomy and it includes 130 original maps, all his own creations and not copied from existing maps, which was unusual for the period.

Unlike the vast majority of his contemporaries, Dudley's maps are all his own and were not copied from other mapmakers.

Three of William Dudley's great grandsons were to give their family name to their new home in the Cornwall hills, when they moved to Owlsbury from Guilford in the mid C17.

A letter from another of Elizabeth's courtiers suggests this to have been Dudley's main home near London, it's possible it might have also been called Leicester House.

After the battle, the prisoners from Dudley's command were taken for confinement to the ruined Fort Miami near the British camp.

Harrison reported no men missing or captured from his garrison, so all of the prisoners taken on 5 May must have been from Dudley's troops on the north bank of the river.

* Excerpt from Professor Shannon Dudley's Carnival Music in Trinidad

Similar with " Age of Loneliness ", the song featured samples of Mongolian Folk Music ( most notably Alsyn Gazryn Zereglee ) and samples taken from Anne Dudley's album Songs from the Victorious City.

Robert Dudley's relationship with William Cecil, Lord Burghley was complicated.

A working replica can today be seen at the nearby Black Country Living Museum, which stands on another part of what was Lord Dudley's Conygree Park.

In this position Cecil was Dudley's trusted right hand, who primed the Privy Council according to the Lord President's wishes.

Additional sources listed by the Australian Dictionary of Biography: Dictionary of National Biography, 1931 – 40 ; ' High Court of Justice: Lady Dudley's Separation Allowance ', The Times ( London ), 7 Nov 1918, p 2 ; ' Death of Lady Dudley ', Times ( London ), 28 June 1920, p 16 ; ' Obituary: Lord Dudley ', Times ( London ), 30 June 1932, p 16 ; C. Cunneen, The Role of the Governor-General in Australia 1901-1927 ( PhD thesis, Australian National University, 1973 ); Alfred Deakin papers, MS 1540 / 19 / 275 ( National Library of Australia ).

Lord Dudley's great grandson, the third Baron, managed to get himself severely into debt and lost the family seat of Dudley Castle to his cousin John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland.

Dudley's services were not entirely pecuniary in nature: he is also said to have had an important role in securing the engagement of Clinton to Lord Saye's daughter.

Dudd was the fourth of Lord Dudley's eleven children by his ' concubine ' Elizabeth, the daughter of William Tomlinson ( she died 3 July 1629 ).

Dudley's patent, dated 22 February 1622, was taken out by ( and in the name of ) his father Edward, Lord Dudley.

The bellows were probably cut without Lord Dudley's approval, but his re-entry to forfeit the lease was lawful and thus not a riot.

Dudley Castle, now ruined, was Lord Dudley's seat and main home.

In the country estate of Lord Dudley Rancour in the English lake district in late Spring, 1935, Dudley's servants ; Clive, the overworked widower butler, Lettie, the new maid, and Flint, the " gripper " handyman, prepare for the arrival of guests.

On this subject I ought to report the opinion of many but I doubt whether my letters may not miscarry or be read, wherefore it is better to keep silence than to speak ill ." Philip II had already been informed shortly before Dudley's decoration:

The String Cheese Incident is one band that sometimes mixes a bluegrass tune with a jam band feeling, especially in original tunes like " Dudley's Kitchen ".

However, Dudley's mission is not to help with the construction of the cathedral.

When Dudley's wife dies under mysterious circumstances, Elizabeth must decide if she really wants to marry ; and if so, is Dudley the right choice?

" A great propaganda coup for the new government, Dudley's words were officially distributed — especially in the territories of the Emperor Charles V. In the evening the Duke learnt " that I must prepare myself against tomorrow to receive my deadly stroke ", as he wrote in a desperate plea to the Earl of Arundel: " O my good lord remember how sweet life is and how bitter ye contrary.

* February 22-An English patent is granted for Dud Dudley's process for smelting iron ore with coke.

Dudley's role in the affair is unclear, but historians supportive of Hutchinson's cause argue that he was a significant force in her banishment, and that he was unhappy that the colony did not adopt a more rigid stance or ban more of her followers.

Dudley's portrait ( seen above ), is documented as having been painted in 1704.

The distinctive Baroque style of Dudley's charts is in part attributable to the elegant engraving of Antonio Francesco Lucini.

The seventh map is one of only two in the atlas which have no title but instead dedications to the Grand Duke of Tuscany and, in this case, the Grand Duchess, Dudley's patrons.

His book Metallum Martis ( 1665 — quoted above ) is Dudd Dudley's personal view of his discovery, after he had unsuccessfully petitioned King Charles II, to restore his public offices and patents.

Midway through the episode, Elizabeth's contraction of smallpox is dramatically depicted, following the depiction of the death of Dudley's wife, Amy Robsart.

The key point of character drama in this episode is Elizabeth's discovery of Robert Dudley's marriage to Lettice Knollys, upon which she is shown flying into a grief-fuelled rage.

It is notable that Crowley's 1559 continuation of the Lanquet-Cooper chronicle looks back on this period — Somerset's fall, then Dudley's, and the accession of Mary — as precisely a time of judgement that befell England due to the failings principally of the secular leaders such as Somerset.