Devereux, Robert, second earl of Essex (1565–1601), soldier and politician

by Paul E. J. Hammer

  • Royal ward, 1576–1586
  • The queen's new favourite, 1587–1592
  • Privy councillor, 1593–1595
  • A man of great designs, 1595–1597
  • The fall of Essex, 1598–1601
  • Essex's posthumous reputation

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See also

Other online resources

  • Bibliography of British and Irish history
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • National Register of Archives

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