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.
Nathaniel Rich (soldier)
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Colonel Nathaniel Rich was a member of the landed gentry from Essex, who sided with Parliament during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. He has been described as "an example of those pious Puritan gentle
Oliver Cromwell, whom Rich served with in the Eastern Association and New Model Army; the two were close associates until 1654
Eltham Palace; Rich acquired substantial parts of its park and woodlands between 1651 and 1653