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Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
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Definition:a favourite of Queen Elizabeth, born at Netherwood, Hereford; served in the Netherlands under Leicester, his stepfather; won the capricious fancy of Elizabeth; lost favour by marrying clandestinely the widow of Sir Philip Sidney, but was restored, and led a life of varying fortune, filling various important offices, till his final quarrel with the Queen and execution (1567-1601).Rev. James Wood. The Nuttall Encyclopedia (1907)---an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he 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 Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
portrait: by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1596), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2477419
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Queen: Oh! Hello Edmund. Look I'm sorry I snapped at you just now. You know I'm really very keen on you indeed, don't you?
Blackadder: Oh yes mam, as you were keen on Essex.
Queen: Exactly!
BBC. Blackadder, season 2: Head
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“Essex,” said Queen Elizabeth, as the two of them sat at breakwhist in the back parlour of Buckingham Palace, “Essex, me haro, I’ve got a job that I think would suit you. Do you know where Ireland is?”
“I’m no great fist at jografy,” says his lordship, “but I know the place you mane. Population, three millions; exports, emigrants.”
Humours of Irish Life: William Percy French. The First Lord Liftinant
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