Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
14 of 44 portraits of Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
by Unknown artist
line engraving and etching, 1643
6 3/4 in. x 5 in. (172 mm x 126 mm) plate size; 8 5/8 in. x 5 1/2 in. (218 mm x 140 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D1308
Sitterback to top
- Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), Parliamentary general. Sitter associated with 44 portraits.
Events of 1643back to top
Current affairs
Signing of the Solemn League and Covenant. The treaty forms an alliance between the English Parliament and Scottish Covenanters. Sir Henry Vane emerges as the leading spokesman of the English delegation.The Westminster Assembly, comprising of clergymen and politicians, is appointed by the Long Parliament to restructure the Anglican Church.
Art and science
The authorised version of Religio Medici (A Doctor's Religion), by Norwich physician Sir Thomas Browne, is published. A type of personal memoir, the work gained Browne a European reputation.Parliament issues a licensing order stipulating that all books are examined prior to publication, inciting John Milton to write Areopagitica, 1644.
International
Aged four, Louis XIV inherits the French throne. He would become the longest reigning monarch in European history.Charles I orders James Butler, Duke of Ormonde, to arrange a ceasefire with the Catholics Confederates in Ireland, allowing Ormonde's Irish troops to fight against the Parliamentarians in England.
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