The Dudleys and Their Relationships

Around the same time that mary accepted the fact that she wasn't really pregnant, her husband, philip left england to return to the continent. By this point, mary had fallen in love with philip, but the feeling wasn't mutual. Philip would return to england only one more time before mary died,. Even ignoring letters from mary asking him to return. During this time, mary became increasingly isolated and depressed. She may have been somewhat justified in that concern because another plot to overthrow her was uncovered in the following year, 15 56. The idea was to depose mary and replace her with her sister elizabeth.