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Lettice Knollys. Described as ‘one of the best-looking ladies of the court’, Lettice was favoured by Elizabeth I until she dared to wed the Queen’s favourite.
Elizabeth I at the age of fourteen. Elizabeth had been close to Lettice’s mother since childhood, and Lettice is also likely to have spent time with the future queen during her youth.
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Lettice’s second husband was the love of her life and the reason she became Elizabeth I’s rival.
Sir Francis Knollys. Lettice’s father was a man of great principle and was devoted to his children. He was one of the few witnesses at Lettice and Leicester’s wedding.
Lady Katherine Knollys. The only surviving portrait of Lettice’s mother shows her in the final months of pregnancy. In total she would bear her husband sixteen children.
Greys Court, Oxfordshire. It was at Greys that Lettice was born and passed the majority of her childhood.
Walter Devereux, first Earl of Essex. Painted in the year of his ennoblement, Lettice’s first husband and father of her children died while on campaign in Ireland.
Penelope (right) and Dorothy (left) Devereux. Lettice was close to her two daughters, and both girls spent a great deal of their time with their mother in adulthood.
Elizabeth Knollys, Lady Leighton. Lettice and her younger sister resembled one another so closely that for many years this portrait was believed to be Lettice.
The magnificent ruins of Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire. This once mighty stronghold may have been the setting for the origins of Lettice and Leicester’s relationship.
Leicester House. Once one of the grandest houses on the Strand, Leicester House was the main seat of Robert Dudley. It was here that Lettice would spend a great deal of her time during their marriage.
The bear and ragged staff that formed the family crest of the Dudleys. This representation can be seen in the entrance to the Beauchamp Chapel in St Mary’s Church, Warwick.
Detail from the tomb of Lettice and Leicester’s only son, ‘the Noble Imp’, in St Mary’s Church, Warwick.
A miniature thought to be of Lettice. The physical resemblance she bore to Elizabeth I was striking.
The kneeling effigy of Lettice as seen on her parents’ tomb in St Nicholas’s Church, Rotherfield Greys.
Elizabeth I. This famous portrait was painted in celebration of England’s victory over the Spanish Armada.
Robert Devereux, second Earl of Essex. ‘Sweet Robin’, Lettice’s eldest son, was her pride and joy.
William Cecil, Lord Burghley. Cecil was Elizabeth I’s chief advisor, and Lettice also sought Cecil’s advice on numerous occasions when attempting to settle her financial affairs.
The tomb of Lettice and her second husband, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in St Mary’s Church, Warwick.