#OTD 28 Sept 1599

#RobertDevereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, barged his way into the Queen's bedchamber at Nonsuch Palace before she dressed

The 66yr old #ElizabethI was mortified to be seen without her mask of youth: ie makeup & wig

Within 2yrs he was 🪓 for treason

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#OTD
28th September 1599
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, barged his way into the bedchamber of Queen Elizabeth I at Nonsuch Palace

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