essex rebellion

Question 1

narrative of essex rebellion

Answer 1

• with death of william cecil, all of elizabeth’s close advisers were gone
• two rivals were Robert Devereux and Robert Cecil
• D married without queen’s permission
• D insulted queen when one of his supporters wasn’t promoted, was them banished from court
• Earl of Essex was given chance to redeem himself by defeating a rebellion in Ireland
• while D was in Ireland, Cecil was promoted to closest advisor
• essex was jealous and stormed into elizabeth’s bed chamber
• banned from court, places under house arrest and lost his monopoly in sweet wine
• essex bought 300 supporters, made up of old soldiers as courtiers elizabeth had not promoted
• earl of essex marched on london
• failed and he is executed

Question 2

impact of rebellion on elizabeth

Answer 2

marked a serious flaw in her power base and ability to rule, from which she was unable to fully recover r