Amy's life was influenced by the affairs of state from the moment she fell in love and married the handsome Robert Dudley. Hardship came when her sister-in-law, Jane Grey, was deposed and Mary came to the throne; the Dudley brothers were imprisoned in the Tower. When Elizabeth ascended the throne, Amy hoped for peace and contentment with her beloved husband. But it was not to be, for the young queen made Robert Dudley her favorite and, by doing so, changed the course of many lives.