The English courtier Robert Devereux, 2d Earl of Essex (1567-1601), was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. However, his extravagance and desire for glory compromised his delicate position in the power s...
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Although Robert Devereux, second Earl of Essex, did not write a tragedy, he lived one. Born with little wealth but with great gifts and opportunities, he lost all when his faults conspired with his fo...
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Essex, 2d Earl of
Robert Devereux