Robert Devereux Essex, 2nd Earl25 February 1601
Robert Devereux is beheaded after conviction for treason, ending the political career of the favourite whose failed rising challenged Elizabeth I's government.
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Robert Devereux is beheaded after conviction for treason, ending the political career of the favourite whose failed rising challenged Elizabeth I's government.
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