The unsolved murder that doomed a royal dynasty

On the final episode of their Elizabeth I podcast miniseries, Queens, Kings and Dastardly Things hosts Robert Hardman and Professor Kate Williams unpick why the Virgin Queen never married during her unprecedented 44-year reign.When Elizabeth ascended to the English throne aged 25 in 1558, she immediately became the most eligible Royal in Europe.As the only surviving heir of the Tudor dynasty, it was of paramount importance to the kingdom that Elizabeth produced children to shore up succession and avoid a potential civil war upon her death.