2nd Earl of Essex
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Author_Sarah-Beth Watkins
Biography
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Elizabeth I
Elizabethan England
Elizabethan history
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French campaign
History
Lopez plot
Robert Devereux
Robert Devereux and Cadiz
Robert Devereux and French campaign
Robert Devereux and Spanish campaign
Robert Devereux and the Lopez Plot
Spanish Armada
the Essex rebellion
the Tudors
Tudor England
Tudor history
Tudor period
Product details
- ISBN 9781789045956
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 26 Mar 2021
- Publisher: Collective Ink
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Despite widespread interest in Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, little has been written about him in decades past. In Elizabeth I's Last Favourite, Sarah-Beth Watkins brings the story of his life, and death, back into the public eye. In the later years of Elizabeth I's reign, Robert Devereux became the ageing queen's last favourite. The young upstart courtier was the stepson of her most famous love, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Although he tried, throughout his life, to live up to his stepfather's memory, Essex would never be the man he was. His love for the queen ran in tandem with undercurrents of selfishness and greed. Yet, Elizabeth showered him with affection, gifts and the tolerance only a mother could have for an errant son. In return, for a time, Essex flattered her and pandered to her every whim. But, one disastrous commission after another befell the earl, from his military campaigns, to voyages seeking treasure, to his stint as spymaster. Ultimately, his relationship with the queen would suffer and his final act of rebellion would force Elizabeth I to ensure her last favourite troubled her no more.
Sarah-Beth's life-long love of history and writing has seen her publish articles in magazines and online, and she has quickly established herself as one of the world's most eminent figures in the field of Tudor and Stuart biographical expertise. Sarah-Beth also tutors creative writing and journalism. She lives in Co. Wexford, Ireland.
