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Essex Rebellion
Essex Rebellion is in 1600-1603 Essex Rebellion Elizabeth's Death.
On 05 Jun 1600 Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 34) was tried by before a commission of 18 men. He had to hear the charges and evidence on his knees. Essex was convicted, was deprived of public office, and was returned to virtual confinement. Ferdinando Gorges (age 35) testified against Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex.
In Aug 1600 Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 34) was released. His monopoly on sweet wines was not, however, renewed, effectively bankrupting him.
Life of Robert Dudley Part II. In 1601 Dudley fell under the displeasure of Queen Elizabeth, for taking part in the rebellion of the young Earl of Essex. The Earl had been under arrest in his own house for some time, having offended the Queen though it is not precisely known for what reason. Lotti, the Italian resident at London, opines that he had made some negotiations with the King of Scotland which were displeasing to Her Majesty of England1. Tired of being a prisoner he protested, and the matter was placed by the Queen in the hands of Parliament. But this was too slow for the young rebel, who got his friends together, Dudley and Blount among them, and with 1100 followers and partizans, marched into London. The Earl of Essex, Dudley, Blount, and others were taken prisoners. The Earl was subsequently beheaded, as we know to the Queen's eternal remorse. Dudley got off easily, being shortly after released.
See Lotti's account of this in Appendix, n. IV.
Brief Lives: Charles Danvers 1568 1601. [711]Sir Charles Danvers (age 33) was beheaded on Tower-hill [Map] with Robert, earle of Essex (age 35), February the 6th, 1600[712]. I find in the register of the Tower chapell [Map] only the sepulture of Robert, earl of Essex, that yeare; wherfore I am induced to beleeve that his body was carryed to Dantesey[CX] in Wilts to lye with his ancestors. Vide Stowe's Chronicle, where is a full account of his and the earle's deportment at their death on the scaffold.
With all their faylings, Wilts cannot shew two such[713] brothers.
His familiar acquaintance were...[714], earl of Oxon (age 50); Sir Francis (age 40) and Sir Horace Vere (age 36); Sir Walter Ralegh (age 47), etc.-the heroes of those times.
Quaere my lady viscountesse Purbec and also the lord Norris for an account of the behaviour and advice of Sir Charles Danvers in the businesse of the earl of Essex, which advice had the earle followed he had saved his life.
[715]Of Sir Charles Danvers, from my lady viscountesse Purbec:-Sir Charles Danvers advised the earle of Essex, either to treat with the queen-hostages..., whom Sir Ferdinando Gorges (age 36) did let goe; or to make his way through the gate at Essex house, and then to hast away to Highgate, and so to Northumberland (the earl of Northumberland maried his mother's (age 51) sister), and from thence to the king of Scots, and there they might make their peace; if not, the queen was old and could not live long. But the earle followed not his advice, and so they both lost their heads on Tower-hill.
Note.
[711]. MS. Aubr. 8, fol. 25v.
[712]. i.e. 1600/1.
[713]. Dupl. with 'shew the like two brothers,' scil. as Sir Charles Danvers and his brother Henry, earl of Danby.
[714]. Edward Vere, seventeenth earl of Oxford.
[CX]In MS. Aubr. 3, fol. 46, Aubrey writes, in reference to burials at Dantesey, 'quaere, if Sir Charles Danvers that was beheaded?-He was buryed in the Tower chapell.' Aubrey's description of the burial-place of the Danvers family (MS. Aubr. 3, fol. 46), with the inscriptions, is printed in J. E. Jackson's Aubrey's Wiltshire Collections, pp. 223-225; the pedigree of Danvers is there given at p. 216.
On 08 Feb 1601 Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley (age 61) and three others were held hostage by Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 35) at Essex House. Thomas Egerton 1st Viscount Brackley attempted to rouse London but his support never materialised. When he returned to Essex House he found the hostages gone. Essex House was besieged by the Queen's men under Charles Howard 1st Earl Nottingham (age 65). Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex and Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton (age 27) surrendered. Charles Danvers (age 33) and Christopher Blount (age 36) took part. Roger Manners 5th Earl of Rutland (age 24) was implicated and was imprisoned for several months. He was fined £30000; a staggering amount three times more than any other conspirator.
On 08 Feb 1601 Thomas Smythe (age 43) was visited by Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 35) at his house Gracechurch Street [Map]. Smythe was later accused of complicity in the Essex Rebellion, he was examined before the Privy Council. He was fired from his office of Sheriff of and committed to the Tower of London [Map].
After 08 Feb 1601 Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton (age 27) was sentenced to death during the Essex Rebellion. Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland (age 67) on the advice of Robert Cecil 1st Earl Salisbury (age 37) commuted the punishment to life imprisonment.
On 25 Feb 1601 Robert Devereux 2nd Earl Essex (age 35) was beheaded at Tower Green, Tower of London [Map] as a consequence of his involvement in the Essex Rebellion. He was the last person to be executed at the Tower of London. Earl Essex forfeit. It isn't clear whether his other titles Viscount Hereford, Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Baron Bourchier were forfeit.
On 05 Mar 1601 Charles Danvers (age 33) and Christopher Blount (age 36) stood trial for high treason for their part in the Essex Rebellion; both were found guilty.
On 18 Mar 1601 Charles Danvers (age 33) and Christopher Blount (age 36) was beheaded for their part in the Essex Rebellion.
In Jul 1601 John Lyttelton (age 40) died in the Queen's Bench Prison having been tried for high treason for involvement in the Essex Rebellion.
Life of Robert Dudley Appendix IV. Dudley imprisoned with the Earl of Essex 1602.
From a letter from London in February 1601 (or 1602 in the common style).
From a letter from London dated the 22nd of last month, they report that in London and at Court several upsets occurred because of the Earl of Essex, who had been confined for some time by the Queen's command in his house in London, and having been afterwards restored to his former freedom, continued to urge the Queen to get justice and reason from Lord Cecil, over the injury he claimed had been done to him by said Cecil. Since the Queen did not yield to his prayers and solicitations, but referred the matter to the decision of Parliament, the said Earl of Essex had undertaken to take revenge himself with the help of his friends. The Queen, having heard of this audacity, had expressly and under penalty ordered the said Earl not to take any action, and not to include in his company more than 80 gentlemen and servants while traveling or going to Court. Nonetheless, disregarding this command, the said Earl had gathered up to 1100 men, with whom he planned to show up in London and at Court. Hence, the Queen, warned of this recklessness, had her guards disperse these gathered men, and had the aforementioned Earl of Essex arrested along with Lords Dudley, Blount, and several others who were partisans of the said Earl. But until now, the cause of such disturbance has not been ascertained, and according to the ordinary talk of people, it is something newly and extraordinarily occurred, with different speculations about it among some saying that the noise was that the said Earl had some dealings with the King of Scotland, and others, with other designs.
Da una lettera di Londra del Febbraio 1601 (ossia 1602 alio stile comune).
Di Londra con letters delli 22 passato avvisano che in Londra et in Corte erano accadute alquante alienation! per cento del Milor d' Essex, il quale essendo stato alquanto tempo sequestrato per comandamento della Eegina nella sua casa in Londra, et rimesso dipoi nella pristina liberty, haveva continuato Yerso la Regina a sollecitare di voler haver giustitia et ragione del Lord Cial, sopra 1' ingiuria cbe pretendeya essergli fatta da detto Cial. Onde non movendosi la Regina a sue preghiere et sollicitationi, ma rimettendo il negotio alia decisione del Parlamento, il detto Conte d' Essex haveva intrapreso di fame vendetta per s6 stesso et con 1' aiuto de' suoi amici. II che inteso dalla Regina, haveva espressamente et sotto pena fatto dire a detto Conte di non muoversi in punto alcuno, et di non ammetter nella sua compagnia passando cammino overo andando in Corte piu de 80 gentilhuomini et servitori. Ma non ostante questo comandamento haveva detto Conte adunato insino a 1100 huomini, con i quali disegnava di ritrovarsi in Londra et in Corte. Onde la Regina avvertita di quella temerità, fece con quelli della sua guardia separar dette genti adunate, et fecero pregione il predetto Conte di Essex con li signori Dudley, Blount et alquanti altri che erano partigiani di detto Conte. Ma insin hora non s' h potuta sapere la causa di tale alterations, et secondo r ordinario delle genti e cosa nuovamente et straordinariamente avvenuta, parlandosi diversamente di questo fra alcuni con dirsi, che il romore fusse che detto Conte havesse qualche pratica col Re di Scotia, et altri, con altri disegni.
(Omissis.)
