Title

'Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex'

Caption

'Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex', c1590-1600, (1890). Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565-1601) English nobleman and favourite of Elizabeth I, was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599. In 1601, he led an abortive coup d'état against the government and was executed for treason. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Date

1590

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F24_420

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,1Mb (2,7Mb) / 13,9in x 17,0in / 4176 x 5111 (300dpi)

Keywords

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