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The Essex Rebellion

Essex House, Strand, London

Elizabeth I's former favourite marched on London, and lost his head.

Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, had been Elizabeth I's favourite, but he fell from grace after a disastrous campaign in Ireland. On 8 February 1601 he led around 200 armed men out of Essex House on the Strand, hoping to raise the City of London against the queen's advisers.

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When
8 February 1601
Where
51.5120, -0.1130
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Essex House is long gone. Essex Street off the Strand marks the site.

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