Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in Elizabethan England (c1568–1603).
Also known as Robert Devereux, a militant favorite of Elizabeth whose factional rivalry and loss of monopolies led him to launch a failed rebellion in 1601.
Earl of Essex appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Elizabethan England (c1568–1603) and Challenges of a Female Ruler.
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