Arraignment of the Earl of Essex [manuscript], 1600-1601.

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Arraignment of the Earl of Essex [manuscript], 1600-1601.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/635159617

Three items: the arraignment of Essex before a special court, June 5, 1600; the arraignment of Essex and Lord Southampton on February 19, 1600/1; and an account of the execution of Essex in the Tower of London on February 25, 1600/1.

p. 287-316.

Folger Shakespeare Library

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Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, Earl of, 1573-1624

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English soldier; patron of Shakespeare. From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1624 July 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270874684 ...

Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565-1601

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Frederick of Mömpelgard (d. 1608) became the Duke of Württemberg in 1593. Robert, Earl of Essex (1586-1601) was a favorite of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, and occupied a variety of military posts. However, after his failure as Lord Lieutenant and his defiance of the Queen, he was tried for treason and executed in 1601. From the description of [Letter] 1597 Feb. 22 [to Dom. Friderico Duci Wirtembergensi] / Essex. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 212211253 Essex's Azor...