The House of DudleyKingmakers but never kings, traitors at the heart of power, innocents married for the sake of family ambition meet the House of Dudley Every Tudor monarch made their name with a Dudley by their side or by crushing one beneath their feet. The Dudleys thrived at the court of Henry VII, but were sacrificed for the popularity of Henry VIII. Rising to prominence in the reign of Edward VI, the Dudleys lost it all by advancing Jane Grey to the throne over