12. Murderous Rumors
So that childhood friend of hers, Robert Dudley, was in fact married and one would think that is the reason they never made it official–but no. In fact, Dudley’s wife mysteriously died in a freak accident as she fell down the stairs. Many believed that Dudley had his wife killed so that he could be united with the Queen, but she may have seen through his murderous plot because she stayed unmarried.