Essex Rebellion
Essex is tried before his peers on charges of treason
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1601 in England
Explore 49 historical events and records for England in 1601.
Historical records for England in 1601
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January
February
Essex House Conspiracy Meeting
Essex and close supporters discuss plans to force access to the queen and remove councillors they believe are destroying his political position.
Essex Marches through London
Essex marches through London with armed supporters, appealing for popular backing but finding little willingness to join his challenge to the government.
Essex Rebellion
John Leveson placed a barrier across the street at Ludgate Hill. When Essexs men tried to force their way through, Essexs stepfather, Sir Christopher Blount, was injured in the resulting skirmish, and Essex withdrew with his men to Essex House
Essex Rebellion
Involved in the failed Essex rebellion
Essex Rebellion
Robert Devereux leads armed followers through London after resisting a summons from the council, but public support fails to appear and the rising collapses within hours.
Essex Rebellion
Elizabeth ends the Earl of Essexs rebellion
Essex Rebellion
John Leveson placed a barrier across the street at Ludgate Hill. When Essexs men tried to force their way through, Essexs stepfather, Sir Christopher Blount, was injured in the resulting skirmish, and Essex withdrew with his men to Essex House
Essex Surrenders at Essex House
Essex returns to his fortified residence and surrenders after the failure to gain broad London support leaves the rising without a viable military strategy.
Ludgate Blocks Essex Supporters
Government forces hold key approaches through the city, preventing Essex from turning his march into a successful seizure of political control.
Privy Councillors Detained at Essex House
Essex's followers detain senior councillors who enter Essex House seeking an explanation for the armed gathering.
Rebellion of failed Essex
Involved in the failed Essex rebellion
Essex Rebellion
Four days after Essex was apprehended on charges of treason, Lee sought the assistance of Sir Henry Nevill and Sir Robert Crosse wanted to surprise the Queen in her privy chamber at supper time. The plan was to lock her in and pin her up until she signed a warrant for the delivery of Essex
Essex Rebellion
Four days after Essex was apprehended on charges of treason, Lee sought the assistance of Sir Henry Nevill and Sir Robert Crosse wanted to surprise the Queen in her privy chamber at supper time. The plan was to lock her in and pin her up until she signed a warrant for the delivery of Essex
Essex Rebellion
Captin Lee is executed for his part played in in the Essex Rebellion
Execution of Lee
Captin Lee is executed for his part played in in the Essex Rebellion
Coup
Executed for a plot to overthrow the Council
Death of Robert Devereux
Death of Robert Devereux, executed
Essex Executed for Treason
Robert Devereux is beheaded after conviction for treason, ending the political career of the favourite whose failed rising challenged Elizabeth I's government.
Essex Rebellion
Beheaded on Tower Green, becoming the last person to be beheaded in the Tower of London
Execution of Essex
Executed for a plot to overthrow the Council
September
Spanish Force Lands at Kinsale
A Spanish expedition lands at Kinsale to support the Irish rebellion, forcing crown commanders to concentrate major forces in southern Ireland.
October
John Croke Chosen Speaker
John Croke becomes Speaker of the final Parliament of Elizabeth I and the last Parliament of the Tudor dynasty.
November
Reform of Monopolies
Speeds up the Subsidy Bill. Says some monopolies should be suspended & new ones regulated by law
Golden Speech Delivered to Parliamentary Delegation
Elizabeth addresses a parliamentary delegation in the Golden Speech, thanking members and presenting mutual affection as the foundation of her rule.
Commons Opens Major Monopolies Debate
Members launch sustained criticism of royal patents and monopolies that raise prices or restrict ordinary economic activity.
December
Final Tudor Parliament Concludes
Elizabeth's last Parliament ends after completing legislation on poor relief, taxation and other late-reign concerns.
Battle of Kinsale
Mountjoy's forces defeat the Irish relief army outside Kinsale, shattering the rebels' best opportunity to combine effectively with Spanish military support.
Elizabethan Poor Law Consolidated
Parliament consolidates parish poor relief by requiring overseers, local rates and organised support or work for different categories of poor people.
Other events (month unknown)
Bacon Participates In Essex Treason Prosecution
Bacon took part in the prosecution of his former patron the Earl of Essex. The controversial episode exposed tensions between personal loyalties and his responsibilities as a crown lawyer.
Battle of Ostend
Helps defend Ostend
Birth of Edward Somerset
Birth of Edward Somerset, eldest son of Henry Somerset, 6th Earl of Worcester
Birth of Spencer Compton
Birth of Spencer Compton, son of the 1st Earl of Northampton
Cecil Opens Secret Succession Contact with James
Robert Cecil begins discreet communication with James VI, seeking an orderly transfer of authority without forcing Elizabeth to name a successor publicly.
Coup
Fails to raise the citizens of London during an anti-Cecil coup
Essex Rebellion
Hoped that if Essex succeeded, there might be a Catholic monarch, the rebellion is a failure however, and the wounded Catesby is captured, imprisoned and fined 4,000 marks (equivalent to over pounds 6 million as of 2008)
Essex Rebellion
Sir Thomas Tresham helps pay some of Catesbys fine, following which Catesby sells his estate at Chastleton
Essex Rebellion
Along with several other conspirators, he took part in the Earl of Essexs rebellion in 1601, during which he was wounded and captured
Rebellion of Rebels in London
Induced by Mountjoy of Southampton to remove the Queens counselors. Fails to raise the citizens of London during an anti-Cecil coup
Reform of Parliament
Forced by Parliament to renounce Crown rights to grant monopolies. Defeated by Parliament in her attempt to grant trading & manufacturing monopolies
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