Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, also spelt Capel, of Cassiobury House, Watford, Hertfordshire, was an English statesman.
Portrait by Peter Lely
Arthur Capel, 1st Earl of Essex and his wife Elizabeth, Countess of Essex, by studio of Peter Lely
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, was an English jurist and Whig statesman. Somers first came to national attention in the trial of the Seven Bishops where he was on their defence counsel. He published t
Portrait by Godfrey Kneller, c. 1705
A painting of John Somers by Simon Du Bois
John Somers took a leading part in the secret councils of those who were planning the Glorious Revolution
Somers was one of the Lords Justices who William appointed to govern while he was abroad in 1695