The HORRIFIC Execution of Elizabeth I’s Favourite - Robert Devereux

During the reign of Elizabeth I, many men sought to try to impress the Queen with the intention of gaining favour, wealth and possibly even more from the monarch. Elizabeth is famously known as ‘The Virgin Queen,’ having never taken a husband claiming that she was married to her country. However one man she was impressed with was the dashing young Robert Devereux who became the Earl of Essex, however he met his end in a very bloody way inside the walls of the Tower of London. He would lose his head for rebelling against the Queen, but today we look at the execution of Devereux.