Lefranc considered Derby to be sympathetic to France and to Catholicism , views he also believed to be present in the plays .
Lefranc believed that Derby may have had an affair with Mary Fitton , a candidate for the Dark Lady of the sonnets .
Lefranc considered Derby to be sympathetic to France and to Catholicism , views Lefranc also believed to be present in the plays .
Lefranc believed that Derby may have had an affair with Mary Fitton , a candidate for the Dark Lady of the sonnets .