Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain-Ge
Portrait of Robert Devereux 3rd Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux as a child with his mother Frances Walsingham, countess of Essex by Robert Peake the elder, 1594
Robert Devereux depicted as Captain General on horseback, an engraving by Wenceslas Hollar
Robert Devereux depicted as Captain General on foot, an engraving by Wenceslas Hollar.
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The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 163
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
…PC (; 11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646) was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain-General and Chief Commander of the Parliamentarian army, also known as the Roundheads. However, he was unable and…
The Battle of Naseby, 14 June 1645, a Parliamentarian victory considered to be the turning point of the English Civil War
Charles I believed in the divine right of kings; painting by Van Dyck
Henrietta Maria, painted by Peter Lely, 1660
A sitting of the Long Parliament, 1640